I actually rate this crop of youngster as the second best I have seen in my time as a United-fan - just edge it ahead of the 2011-team that won the FA Youth Cup. But that Group had 6-7 players you knew would go far - and some players you knew weren't going to make it a high level. Sadly, many of the players from the 2011-team never achieved what they could have (Morrison, Thorpe, W.Keane and Tunnicliffe especially) and only Lingard, Pogba and Michael Keane took the step up to international level.
But when I look at the 16-19 year olds we have now - there are so many who can make it. Most of them of course won't - but I am convinced that the majority of the U18s and U23s players will go on to play at a high level in football.
We have maybe 20 players with the ability to go on and play regularly for United, and it's actually easier to pick the ones you don't believe are good enough. Kovar, Devine, Mengi, Laird, Williams, Gomes, Chong, Greenwood, Ramazani, Garner, Galbraith, Levitt, Puigmal, Traore, Elanga, McCann, Mejbri, Shoretire, Wellens etc - there are so many with extreme qualities. And that is one of the main reasons why I can't share the negativity around United. I truly Believe that this crop of youngsters will make United a top-side again….but it will take a few years. I just don't Believe that so many excellent footballers all will fail - 3-4-5 of these players WILL be United-greats.