Older Utd., players have always defended the younger players when they were being targeted by older players. However, there was one exception as I remember many years ago. A young David Pegg was getting kicked from pillar to post by a certain defender, until a young Duncan Edwards changed placed with him, the defender tried the same with Duncan, it was like running into a brick wall, the defender crumpled on the gound whilst the young Duncan strode forward with the ball. After that the defender was as we say now never in the game.