Erik ten Hag, in the build up to today’s game at Wembley, has said the level of quality within United’s academy is ‘going up’.
The Under-18s scooped the Under-18s Premier League North title earlier this week and could clinch a second piece of silverware when they face Manchester City in the Under-18s Premier League Cup at Leigh Sports Village on Tuesday night.
While there is no doubt that United, at this moment in time, need to focus on the here and now, Ten Hag is encouraged by the progress being made within the academy.
He told United’s club website:
“What’s very hopeful is that United is back to winning leagues with young teams, academy teams, but also producing players like Alejandro Garnacho, like Kobbie Mainoo. And it’s all about this, to produce players for the first-team. And there was, I think, a little gap in the last decades, but it looks like now United is back. The quality in the academy looks like it’s going up. And as a result of this, they are winning leagues and they’re going for cups. So they won also the FA (Youth) Cup in 2022 and producing players. And at the end of the day, that is why we have the academy.”
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