Numerous Manchester United youngsters were in action this Saturday afternoon up and down the country.
Joe Hugill impressed in spite of a poor 1-5 home loss for his new side Carlisle United against Swindon Town.
He was given a rating of 7.6 on Sofascore and scored a wonderful consolation goal after 88 minutes.
The 21 year old gave the away side all sorts of problems as he also had three shots on target and one off target in the match. He made 2 key passes and completed 100% of his long ball attempts.
Dan Gore also made a strong impression in his first match for Rotherham United. He started on the bench but entered the fray after 27 minutes and played the rest of the game.
He provided an assist late in the first half when he produced a wonderful cross that was headed home by Sam Nombe. Unfortunately his team could not hold on as Birmingham City came back to win 2-1.
The 20 year old had a 58% pass rate and competed in seven aerial duels, winning two.
Sonny Aljofree took up his usual spot in the Accrington Stanley defence and completed 79 minutes of action before he was subbed off.
He made three clearances and won three out of his five aerial duels. Aljofree was also careful in possession, completing 82% of his passes.
Despite his defensive contribution, he could not stop his side from losing 2-1 at Port Vale.
Ethan Wheatley played 57 minutes for Walsall in a 2-2 draw with Salford City. He almost opened his senior account but he fired the ball off the woodwork. He also completed 83% of his passes.
Ethan Ennis was on the winning side as his Doncaster Rovers side came out on top 2-1 over MK Dons and he played 55 minutes before being substituted off. He had a 70% pass rate and one shot off target in the match.
Ethan Williams was also on the winning side as Cheltenham Town beat Chesterfield 1-0, playing 23 minutes of action.
James Nolan played the entire match for Inverness Caledonian Thistle as they beat Queen of the South 1-0 on an incredibly busy Saturday afternoon of action for numerous young Reds.
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Alex Browne
Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Proud owner of such niche shirts such as Kleberson, Eric Djemba-Djemba and Gary Neville. Grew up pretending to be Ruud van Nistelrooy and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the back garden, with little success.
