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Monday 17 March 2025 12:14
Manchester United rank second of all Premier League clubs in terms of minutes given to teenage players in 2024/25.
Harry Amass was the latest youngster to be awarded a first-team debut by head coach Ruben Amorim, at Leicester City on Sunday.
Amass came on as a second-half substitute on his 18th birthday to help see out the victory at the King Power Stadium, with the Reds 2-0 up before Bruno Fernandes added a late third.
Our 253rd Academy graduate was on the pitch for 22 minutes and two other United teens also took part in the game.
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Chido Obi, 17, was introduced in the final stages, as he took his involvement for the season to 28 Premier League minutes.
His fellow former Arsenal Academy graduate Ayden Heaven made his first top-flight start and performed impressively until he had to be taken off with a serious-looking injury.
Heaven, who turns 19 in September, has racked up 95 league minutes across appearances against the Gunners and Leicester and will hope he is able to add more soon – we will provide an update on the issue he picked up in the East Midlands as soon as possible.
The bulk of the 2,129 minutes played by United teenagers this term have been taken by two first-team regulars, who are currently on the sidelines.
Kobbie Mainoo (1,285 minutes) has featured on 18 occasions, although he’s missed our last five outings through injury, while Leny Yoro’s 700 minutes have been carefully managed after he had foot surgery in the summer.
Amorim will hope the 19-year-olds can be involved again after the international break and, if they do, the Reds could draw closer to Tottenham Hotspur, who lead the way when it comes to this particular stat.
Ange Postecoglou has picked seven different teenagers in the league this season and they’ve appeared for a combined 2,839 minutes, with Archie Gray (1,245) and Lucas Bergvall (934) playing most often.
The Reds topped the list in 2023/24, with Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho – now 20 – both vital contributors for Erik ten Hag’s side.
MOST MINUTES GIVEN TO TEENAGERS
Tottenham Hotspur – 2,839 (7 players)
UNITED – 2,129 (5)
Bournemouth – 1,692 (3)
Southampton – 1,566 (2)
Arsenal – 1,367 (2)
Brighton – 1,279 (2)
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