Manchester United are languishing in 14th place in the Premier League table, 15 points off the top four after Saturday’s games and 12 above the relegation zone with 14 games to play. It has been a miserable season for United fans, whose side are in desperate need of a spark.
The perennial source of hope and pride at United has always been its academy. Ruben Amorim has been understandably cautious to promote untested youngsters of late given the red-hot toxicity around Old Trafford in recent weeks, but there is a shifting sense that United’s thriving youth ranks could give them a significant boost this season.
