Erik ten Hag got exactly what he wants from three Manchester United youngsters as the Under-21s continued their Papa Johns Trophy charge with an impressive 2-1 win against Barrow on Tuesday night. Alejandro Garnacho grabbed the winner in dramatic circumstances in stoppage time at Holker Street.
Having trained with the first-team this season, academy frontman Charlie McNeill won and converted a penalty for United before their League Two opponents responded via Jordan Stevens. But with penalties on the horizon, it was Garnacho who took matters into his own hands with a telling finish.
It means United have already progressed with maximum points from their first two matches in the competition this season. Fleetwood are still to come in Northern Group G — but the result of that will not matter. It's been a strong group stage campaign from the young Reds so far.
