Manchester United have launched an Alumni to support former Academy/youth players.
Here is the link from the official website.
https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/man-utd-academy-hosts-alumni-launch-event-at-old-trafford
They already have a...
I have been keeping an eye on his goalscoring records over the past few years and it hasn't been that impressive.
However, this season he has pushed on really well.
8 games 8 goals - U/18 League
5 games 7 goals - U/18 League Cup
2 games 0 goals...
This is a reasonable response.
Three things dictate whether a youth player gets a chance:
1. They are over-performing at their current level and deserve a chance
2. There is a spate of injuries and we have no choice
3. We are winning 5-0 and...
In 2009/10 there were 29 matches in the U/18 season.
Will Keane started in 23 and was a sub in another 5
Jesse Lingard started in 9 games and was named on the bench a further 16 times coming on regularly. So pretty much a part of that squad...
Both of those players were mainstays of the U/18's in 2010/11.
Michael Keane featured in 30 of the 36 matches that season whilst Lingard was involved in 32 of the 36.
I'm sure you are right that some players may have jumped a year...but I...
Baumann has featured in 15 games for the U/18's this season...it's only been in the last month he has been elevated into the U/21's.
Ibragimov has had knocks this season and featured mostly in the U/16's...he has played in two U/18 games and two...
Yes this is our biggest win against Liverpool in our youth history. We have has some 5's and 6's over the years but nothing comparable.
In the last 20 years or so our biggest wins have been:
2023/24 - v Liverpool 9-1
2021/22 - v Birmingham City...
Statistically, 35% of FA Youth Cup players play for United's first team....another 32% play league football somewhere else...and the the remaining 33% either play non-league or stop playing.
So if you play in United's FA Youth Cup team you...