Manchester United fans have been praising the club’s Under-19s side for their eye-catching football, despite being knocked out of the UEFA Youth League on Tuesday.
The young United side exited the competition at the last 16 stage on penalties after drawing 2-2 with Borussia Dortmund in the 90 minutes. Charlie McNeill and Rhys Bennett had equalised twice for the hosts at Leigh Sports Village before they went down 3-1 in the shoot-out.
Many supporters deemed United’s youngsters to have been worthy of the win, producing some slick football and they might have progressed but for some tight offside calls and a strong penalty claim turned down. The eventual loss did not distract United fans from the display put in by Neil Wood’s side.
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Many took to Twitter to praise the team, expressing their excitement about future first team prospects and one move in particular for Alejandro Garnacho’s offside strike:
@academyarenaUTD: U19s with some beautiful combination play before Garnacho’s goal was ruled out for offside. (Zidane) Iqbal and (Shola) Shoretire look sharp.
@dr_gowdru: Will Fish looks like a proper CB, so does his partner. Every one of those players looked so good yesterday. Charlie Savage was playing that defensive so well! It was a pleasure to watch!
@NathanByrne_ie : Great game. Great players. Awful penalties.
@Rvk2a: Some of these players look good we haven should have been a cricket score
@ronanto7: These U19 lads are very exciting and refreshing to watch.
@Bthuku_: This United U19 team progresses the ball way better than the first team.
@golmanigrac: I really love the way this #MUFC U19 team is playing, hopefully some of this young talent can successfully translate to senior football.
@kevjohansson: Watching U19 against Dortmund and we are at the same tactical level at that stage as (the) first team.
@AJFleet_Co: Last night’s U19 looked decent.
The UEFA Youth League was founded in 2013. Barcelona and Chelsea have been the dominant teams having won the competition twice each, the latter also getting to two further finals.
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