Manchester United are better than any other club at integrating young players and more are waiting in the wings.
Manchester United’s ‘Class of 2022’ have already spawned two first team regulars with Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo settled in as first team regulars.
More could follow, while this crop of youngsters in 2024 are pretty good too, with 14 wins and one draw from 15 league matches this season for the under-18s.
A key part of this team is young forward Ethan Williams, who has been making a real name for himself and is one of our players to watch in 2024.
Ethan Williams trains with first team
Ethan Williams has been training with the Manchester United first team, pictured at Carrington in this weeks early sessions.
Williams has been prolific in all competitions at academy level this season, across under-18s, under-21s, FA Youth Cup and UEFA Youth League games.
He has 19 goal contributions, 12 goals and seven assists in total, a very impressive tally, demonstrating his ability to make an impact.
Chance for Ethan Williams to impress
Manchester United have had 249 academy players make first team appearances for the club, with Omari Forson the most recent to make his debut.
Williams might fancy his chances of becoming the 250th before the season is over, if he can continue his prolific scoring streak at academy level.
He is pictured above with Willy Kambwala, who made his first team debut earlier this season too, and is now a regular part of the Red Devils first team squad.
16-year-old Harry Amass was seen in first team training last week, with the talent in the academy ranks boding well for the future.
Erik ten Hag is doing a good job of consistently integrating young talents into training sessions, and when the time is right, first team chances will beckon too.
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