Manchester, England – Both Manchester United Academy sides don dey prepare to play matches wey go happen for the next few days. Fans fit watch one of the fixtures live on MUTV and even attend the other one in person.
This Saturday, Under-18s go host Leeds United for Carrington, and coverage go start five minutes before the kick-off, wey don change to 11:30 BST. Meanwhile, the Under-21s go dey show their skills for Leigh Sports Village on Monday night, as dem face Nottingham Forest. Though the match no go dey shown live for MUTV because of Premier League laws, fans wey wan attend the match dey encouraged to show up.
FA Youth Cup don bring wetin dem call heartbreak for our U18s after dem lose semi-final match against Aston Villa on penalties at Villa Park earlier this week. Adam Lawrence, wey be coach for the U18 team, don lead the squad through this memorable journey wey show their quality throughout the competition, as some players don even train or play with first-team under Ruben Amorim.
“We dey very proud of our young players’ efforts in the Youth Cup. This experience go help dem grow as dem learn to handle this kind painful defeat,” Lawrence talk. “Even though we no win, e still be special night for everybody, as more than 1,000 United fans come show support, plus legendary coach Sir Alex Ferguson wey come watch the match.”
An action-packed Youth Cup journey show wetin make the experience worthwhile for fans and players alike. You fit still catch highlights from the game as dem reflect on the match and the lessons learned.
For the Under-21s, dem come back strong from a two-goal deficit last Friday when dem face Leeds for Premier League 2 fixture. Travis Binnion, wey be the coach, don give three young players dem debut for the Under-21s level: Cameron Byrne-Hughes, Albert Mills, and James Overy. James Bailey also join them from bench for im first appearance.
Sekou Kone score im first goal for the club, and after him get foul for box, Sam Mather use the chance to equalize from penalty spot. Dem both sides survive late pressure as di match end in draw at Thorp Arch.
Fixture updates show say some of the games don change because of Youth Cup participation. Di match against Derby County wey suppose play on Tuesday 1 April don shift to Friday 18 April, wey go still happen for Carrington with new kick-off time of 13:00 BST. Another match against Sunderland don also move to Saturday 10 May at 12:00 BST.
MUTV info at a glance:
- Saturday 5 April | UNITED U18s v Leeds | 11:30
- Monday 7 April | UNITED U21s v Nottingham Forest | 19:00 | Not live on MUTV (Premier League regulations)
- Friday 11 April | Reading v UNITED U21s | 19:00
