Ahead of kick-off at Leigh Sports Village on Tuesday night, there was a rare pre-match birthday announcement. 'Harvey' was celebrating his 13th birthday and he would have been delighted with Manchester United's Under-21 starting lineup.
Brandon Williams, Zidane Iqbal and Kobbie Mainoo, who all regularly train with the first team, were named in the starting side to play Chelsea and Mainoo, who was given his debut against Charlton in the League Cup, is particularly exciting.
Club sources have indicated Mainoo is considered a real natural talent with high technical ability and he started in attacking midfield from the first whistle under the floodlights, so it was appropriate that he was wearing the No.10 shirt.
