When the demands for specific involvement in certain fixtures from JJ Gabriel’s representatives were ignored by Michael Carrick, the teenage starlet set his mind on a Manchester United exit which he can now legally make.
The freshly turned 16-year-old had surpassed every hurdle put in front of him at youth level; Gabriel racked up 29 goals in 32 appearances for the U-18 side before scoring a hat trick on his solitary appearance in the high spec UEFA Youth League last month. While he was still 15, the prodigious talent ran amok in the U-21s, leading to the conclusion that, despite his age, he should be afforded a first-team debut.
