United’s U18s extended their unbeaten run to nine league games and recorded a fifth straight win with a thoroughly convincing win over Derby County at Carrington.
Seeking to maintain their six point lead at the top of Academy League Group C and maintain their push for silverware, the Reds tore into the Rams right from kick-off and practically had the points in the bag before twenty minutes were on the clock, terrific goals from Ravel Morrison and Joshua King leaving the struggling visitors with a huge task on their hands. When King added his second and Reds’ third goal just before the break the win was secure, and the only blots on the United copybook were a late Derby consolation goal from Callum Ball and a needless red card for Paul Pogba, who will now have an anxious wait to see how many of United’s remaining games he will be forced to sit out.
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1. Conor Devlin
2. Reece Brown (14. Ryan Tunnicliffe 61)
3. Sean McGinty
4. Michele Fornasier
5. Tom Thorpe
6. Paul Pogba
7. Larnell Cole (12. Jesse Lingard 64)
8. Ravel Morrison
9. John Cofie
10. Joshua King
11. Nicky Ajose (c)(16. Etzaz Hussain 64)
Subs not used
13. Sam Johnstone
15. Will Keane
Goal scorers: Morrison 10, King 19 & 44
Sent Off: Pogba
Ref: C Duval
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