Man United wonderkid nicknamed ‘Kid Messi’ to be handed debut well above his age range this season

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Manchester United have another wonderkid on their hands and he is quickly working his way through the age groups.

While things are not necessarily going to plan for Manchester United’s first team at the moment, there is a batch of exciting young talents coming through the academy.

Now 10 games into the season, Manchester United’s Under-18s still boast a perfect 100 percent winning record with 46 goals scored and only four conceded.

Summer signing Chido Obi could make his senior debut soon after shining with the Under-18s, while Ruben Amorim has called up Godwill Kukonki to a senior matchday squad after being impressed by the defender.

Additionally, Jack Moorhouse starred in front of Amorim and appears to be on the brink of a first-team breakthrough. Further down the age groups, the Red Devils have an extremely talented 14-year-old.

JJ Gabriel could make Man United U-18 debut this season

Back in October, eyebrows were raised when JJ Gabriel was promoted to Under-18s training despite being just 14 years old.

Gabriel, who has been crowned ‘Kid Messi’ on social media following several training clips, has been starring in United’s Under-16s setup before recently suffering a shoulder injury.

He recently returned from that shoulder setback and has immediately resumed training with the Under-18s.

According to the Daily Mail, there is a “growing belief” that Gabriel could be handed his U18s debut before the end of the season.

He is viewed by coaching staff as one of the players at Carrington with the highest ceiling, and he could be set for a remarkable call-up to the Under-18s to test him at a higher level.

Who is JJ Gabriel? Man United’s newest wonderkid

Gabriel has been making quite an impact in United’s academy since moving to Manchester, and it seems he is so far living up to his ‘Kid Messi’ title.

Lionel Messi is not the only Barcelona legend that he has been compared to either, with Academy Scoop claiming that one source from West Ham described the “phenomenal” Gabriel as a “mini Neymar”.

Manchester Evening News reported that he scored a hat-trick for the Under-16s back in October. Before that, Gabriel was handed the ‘Most Valuable Player award’ by Dimitar Berbatov at an Under 16 tournament in Hong Kong.