Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag was impressed with the youngsters who headed to Spain alongside his non-World Cup internationals for warm-weather training and two games.
That's according to U18s lead coach Travis Binnion, who oversaw a 3-1 win for the next generation against Crystal Palace as they kicked-off their FA Youth Cup defence in telling fashion on Sunday afternoon. Maxi Oyedele, Manni Norkett and Sam Mather settled that tie for the 11-time champions.
Oyedele had only just landed back in the UK before opening the scoring at Selhurst Park after taking his chance to mix it with first-team regulars such as David de Gea, Victor Lindelof, Anthony Martial and more. He was not alone in doing that, either, as Binnion proudly looked back on a "top week" for United's academy prospects.
