Erik ten Hag has made a masterclass decision with his selection of three Manchester United wonderkids
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Erik ten Hag has made a masterclass decision with his selection of three Manchester United wonderkids
With his selection of three Manchester United wonderkids, Erik ten Hag has performed a masterful job
In midweek, Manchester United was under pressure to find a balance.
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The Red Devils’ incredibly talented Under-18 team faced Man City in the Premier League Cup final the day before Erik ten Hag’s senior team was scheduled to play the Premier League’s bottom team, Sheffield United, at Old Trafford.
With a trophy on the line and Adam Lawrence’s Under-18s one win away from a league and cup double, how would Manchester United balance the senior responsibilities of three of the club’s best emerging talents when an endless string of injuries is giving several Carrington starlets first-team opportunities?
Harry Amass, Louis Jackson and Ethan Wheatley were all in Ten Hag’s squad for the dramatic FA Cup semi-final victory over Coventry City on Sunday. They are expected to be on the bench against Sheffield United too, especially with Ten Hag admitting that Scott McTominay and Marcus Rashford are suddenly ‘doubtful’ due to injuries they picked up at Wembley.
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Fortunately, a first-half brace from the electrifying Wheatley made things that little bit easier. Man United’s Under-18s were two goals to the good in Tuesday’s final before he, Amass and Jackson were all withdrawn at the interval in a pre-planned move, that Blades clash 24 hours later seemingly in mind.
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“In terms of where the boys are at, and the other things we have got going on between the first team, Under-21s and the programme, certain individuals had to be managed today,” Lawrence explains to the Man United website.
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“In any game when you are taking three important players for the team off at halt-time, that can have a big effect on the team and on the group as well.
“But all of the players are good players, and the players that came on dealt with that. Sometimes it is about doing what is needed for the team.”
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Had striker Wheatley not found the net twice in the opening ’45 minutes – crashing home the opener with a stunning shot from a tight angle – eking out a victory over a gifted City side without three of their star performers may have been a challenge to test even Lawrence’s imperious side.
Before kick-off at Leigh Sports Village, Ten Hag would have been hoping for three things.
That Man United’s Under-18s would wrap up the double, that Wheatley, Jackson and Amass would all come through unscathed and sufficiently rested, and that the trio would all be available at Old Trafford the following evening.
Consider this, then, something of a perfect night. Bot only for Lawrence, Wheatley, Amass and Jackson, but for United’s embattled first-team boss too.
“I am delighted for the boys,” Lawrence adds, Wheatley taking his tally to 20 for the season in all competitions. “In terms of finals, in these types of games, they are decided by fine margins. In the second half, towards the end of the game, we really had to dig deep.
“If it’s a team that isn’t together and doesn’t have that spirit, they don’t get through that game and it goes to extra time or they lose it.
“In terms of that, and the togetherness of the group, I thought we were outstanding and that has helped us get over the line.”
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‘We are together’ – Erik ten Hag responds to threat of Alejandro Garnacho suspension after Man Utd forward posts gorilla emojis next to picture of Andre Onana
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Erik ten Hag isn’t worried about a ban for Alejandro Garnacho after the Manchester United star used gorilla emojis in a tweet about Andre Onana.
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Garnacho used gorilla emojis in Onana tweet
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WHAT HAPPENED? Garnarcho tweeted an image of Onana with gorilla emojis after the goalkeeper saved a last-gasp penalty in United’s 1-0 Champions League win against FC Copenhagen on Tuesday. The 19-year-old first removed the emojis and then deleted the tweet entirely. The FA is investigating the incident.
WHAT THEY SAID: On Friday, United boss Ten Hag insisted that he is not worried about potentially losing Garnarcho to suspension. “Not [concerned] in this moment,” he told reporters ahead of Sunday’s Manchester derby. “We are talking with the FA. I can confirm that and want to emphasise we are together, we are United and you see that in the post of Andre Onana.”
THE BIGGER PICTURE: The post Ten Hag referred to was a response to the incident from Onana himself. On Thursday, the Cameroonian goalkeeper posted a photo of himself, Garnarcho and his teammates to his Instagram Story, with the caption: “People cannot choose what I should be offended by. I know exactly what Garnacho meant: power and strength. This matter should go no further.”
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WHAT NEXT?: Despite Onana defending his teammate, Garnacho could fall foul of the FA’s guidelines on racially sensitive social media posts. Former United striker Edinson Cavani and Manchester City star Bernardo Silva were handed three and one-match bans in 2020 and 2019 respectively following similar incidents.
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