A Manchester United team are on a 14‑game winning run. It might sound like a sentence that belongs in a bygone era, but it speaks to a brighter future at Old Trafford. That’s because the team in question are the under‑18s, who have conquered counterparts from Liverpool, Manchester City and elsewhere this season to go 17 points clear at the top of the Under‑18 Premier League North with a perfect record – 42 points from 14 games.
So, as much as this season has been a struggle for the United first team and all associated with it, amid questions over the club’s leadership on the pitch and in the boardroom, one of the world’s grandest academies has quietly gone from strength to strength.
