U18s FIND GRITTY WIN OVER BURNLEY
U18s assistant coach Colin Little described United’s 1-0 win over Burnley as a “good experience,” after the young Reds were forced to work for the full 90 minutes to probe at a well-organised deep defence.
“Burnley had that spirit and endeavour and denied us all the space at the top of the pitch,” Little said, “but we’re United, you’ve got to find a way. Lots of teams will come and sit behind the ball. Our players have to get used to that.”
The decisive goal came when Jim Thwaites converted from the penalty spot, after Gabriel — an U15 — had been fouled.
Darren Fletcher’s U18s side retain a 100% record so far this season. The next game is at Wolves on Saturday (11:30 BST) and will be shown live on MUTV.
