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The date has been set and Manchester United will host the U18 Premier League Cup last towards rivals Manchester Metropolis.
Having booked their place within the last with a formidable 5-0 win over Crystal Palace, Adam Lawrence's aspect will now get pleasure from house benefit within the last because the match takes place on the Leigh Sports activities Village on April 23 at 19:30 BST.
Chasing their first win within the competitors, the membership are on the lookout for a much bigger crowd to encourage the younger gamers who’ve been in nice type this season by providing free tickets to all supporters.
Tickets for the encounter at the moment are out there to safe on the Leh Sports activities Village website right here.
Coming on the finish of this month… #U18PLCup last 🏆
Our U18s host Man Metropolis @lsvstadium On Tuesday twenty third April – Order your free tickets now and assist the Younger Reds!#MUFC , #MUAcademy
– Manchester United (@ManUtd) 1 April 2024
The U18 Premier League Cup was launched in 2017, with earlier winners being Chelsea (2018, 2022), Manchester Metropolis (2019, 2020) and Tottenham Hotspur (2023).
But the furthest Manchester United have come to lifting the trophy was in 2019 after they misplaced 3–0 to Metropolis within the summit conflict.
Regardless of the defeat in 2019, the injury-plagued United squad on the time nonetheless included James Garner, Anthony Elanga, Teden Mengi, Largie Ramazani and Brandon Williams, all of whom have featured commonly in top-flight soccer.
The present U18 workforce can be fighting an damage disaster, and supervisor Lawrence hopes to have a few of his key gamers again inside three weeks, together with Shea Lacey, Jack Fletcher and Jess Fitzgerald, who’ve been absent lately. Week.
Having scored 18 targets of their 5 matches on the way in which to the ultimate, United's free-flowing U18s look set to carry out towards Metropolis within the last.
The 2 sides have already met twice this season, with United overcoming a 1–4 defeat within the assembly with a 1–0 win at Carrington.
At the moment sitting high of the U18 Premier League North desk, the Younger Reds' season might come down to 2 finals matches to attain a outstanding double.
In the event that they preserve their lead within the league, United will face the winners of the U18 Premier League South, who’re at present high, West Ham, within the league last on the finish of the season.
The U18's final cup win got here within the FA Youth Cup in 2022, that includes now first-team stars Koby Manu and Alejandro Garnacho in a 3–1 win over Nottingham Forest.
So get your tickets now to cheer on United within the Premier League Cup Ultimate and see the subsequent era of United's homegrown stars.
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