Manchester United are proving to be victims of their own success somewhat in the early weeks of the new Premier League 2 season. Following the exit of popular manager Neil Wood to Salford City in the summer, they are winless from their opening four encounters, their latest being a 2-2 draw with Fulham on Friday night.
If they played their strongest side, they'd win every week. Instead, their brightest young sparks are either on loan in the Football League or away with the first team, gaining priceless senior experience.
In their place is an exciting young team, even for this level, who are learning valuable lessons every week and are now fighting until the very end to rescue points. Five players who started against Fulham also started in the FA Youth Cup final win over Nottingham Forest back in May, while there were another two on the five-man bench.
