Manchester, England – Na so Manchester United Under-18s just vex con put Liverpool for their place, gving dem serious wahala as dem thrash dem 7-0 for AXA Training Centre on Saturday. Na Bendito Mantato, JJ Gabriel (three), Louie Bradbury, Jim Thwaites and Sam Lusale wey carrying the scoring load. Even wetin dem do no fit pass as dem dey show their skills no be small, climbing up to second place for the league after this massive win. (Dem really show say dem no dey joke with di table this season!)
Early morning don set for dis match, and na Bendito Mantato open di scoring like movie after just seven minutes, when he carry ball rush enter Liverpool area and tuck im shot past goalkeeper Kornel Misciur. Na wah! United dey work their way to goal like serious paddy paddy. After this early goal, everything just begin dey fall into place for di lil’ devils.
After dem don score, Liverpool no fit hold dem down as Noah Ajayi also dey try uma goal. But as dem wan reply, Finn Inglethorpe just dey find side-netting like say na cinema ball. Na so e dey matter for football – when you no fit take your chances, dem fit bite you back. And Liverpool feel am well-well.
As di first half dey neared to finish, JJ Gabriel decide say im wan get in on di action. E collect ball for box, jinx left and right, before e place sharp shot wey go directly into far corner, score don turn 2-0 just before halftime. (Mchem-mchem, na dis kind play dey make fans dey lose their mind!)
Second half start with fresh energy as Jay McEvoy come dey heat up di game, chasing long balls like say na Olympics. But Gabriel no gree stop. E continue dey shoot on target like say dem dey pump him up with fuel. E shoot once again, and bam! Na 3-0, as he flying into di roof of di net. Di way di boys dey play like dem get free recharge for di game ehn, no be joke o!
From diya, Thwaites manage put corner wey Bradbury poke home make am 4-0 after all di tension for di box. Liverpool players dey look like say dem dey dream, no one fit hold United down any longer. (No be dem dem dey shout ‘we go win’ anymore!)
And then, as dem dey enter final minutes, referee spot say Lusale don get foul for penalty area, so na im leg touch ground come make e point for penalty. Thwaites grab di ball, slip small but still put am at di back of di net – 5-0. Na serious imbalance we dey see here!
Lusale no gree rest. E go on to score di sixth goal, round Misciur like e dey play basket ball. As e dey try play get six points, Gabriel come score di seventh to complete his hat-trick with just two minutes to spare. (Na wa o! Liverpool fans go just dey pack dem bags go home!)
At di end of di match, Manchester United Under-18s show dem say dem fit ride on high. With players like Gabriel and Mantato, no wonder e be say dem dey call dem future stars. Na dis kind performance fit make dem think to carry dem to di first team sharp-sharp. Liverpool no fit handle di pressure again, as dey don dey see bad results lately, from senior down to U18. Big wahala for dem, as dem dey prepare for next match against Middlesbrough on December 6. (We fit just say, ‘make we rest for di next game, na dis one dey pain us pass’)
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