Solskjaer: "Ajax made Matthijs De Ligt captain when he was 18. Teden Mengi has impressed me, you can see something special in him. It is about picking the right moment to give him a chance." [bbc]
Joe Hugill gave Amad Diallo the penalty against Liverpool Under-23s as he believed another goal would help Diallo settle at
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and feel welcome in the group as they had only met him that day due to COVID-19 protocols [
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are set to appoint Crystal Palace’s assistant head of academy recruitment Jamahl Jarrett as a lead phase scout in the South of England
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Solskjaer on Teden Mengi: "He is a leader, a centre-back, someone we believe in, he's strong, quick, good on the ball and I think we've got a decent player there." [bbc]
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have signed Alejandro Garnacho (16) from Atletico Madrid on a five-year contract. He chose United over Borussia Dortmund, with Real Madrid also tracking his progress [marca]
Iqbal: "I’ve grown up in Manchester my whole life so I’d say I’m a proud Mancunian. But I’m also proud of my heritage as well. I’m proud of being English, Pakistani and Iraqi." [mu]
Nearly 60,000 tickets have been sold for the FA Youth Cup final. It is set to attract the biggest crowd of the season in England outside of games at Wembley and
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