14-year-old Man United sensation JJ Gabriel makes history as he becomes youngest EVER player to feature for Under-18 side

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JJ Gabriel is wide seen arsenic 1 of the astir talented youngsters successful the country
He made past erstwhile helium came connected for his Under-18s debut connected Saturday

Published: 08:15 EDT, 5 April 2025 | Updated: 08:22 EDT, 5 April 2025

Manchester United past was made connected Saturday erstwhile 14-year-old endowment JJ Gabriel became the youngest ever subordinate to diagnostic for the club's Under-18s.

Gabriel is considered 1 of the astir talented youngsters successful the state and helium has been accelerated successful his development.

Under-18s brag Adam Lawrence yet gave him his debut, which has been weeks successful the making, connected Saturday with a rampant United starring Leeds United 10-1 midway done the 2nd half.

Mail Sport produced an extended inheritance work connected Gabriel past month, detailing his emergence done the ranks and however Nike spot him arsenic the aboriginal of their Mercurial brand.

There is involvement from a big of apical clubs and United cognize they are successful a conflict to support him with 2 cardinal windows, 1 astatine 14 and 1 astatine 16, important successful academy football.

JJ Gabriel, who classes Cristiano Ronaldo arsenic a household friend, made past connected Saturday

The 14-year-old became the youngest subordinate successful Man United past to play for their Under-18s

Gabriel's promotion to the Under-18s underlines however overmuch United are keen to support him arsenic they look to amusement him his way to the archetypal team.

It capped disconnected a superb time for the club's academy with an 11-1 triumph implicit rivals Leeds United sending a connection to rubric rivals Manchester City.

Victor Musa, who started arsenic the main striker, finished the time with six goals, portion Jim Thwaites scored a hat-trick of his own.

It was 9-0 astatine half-time acknowledgment to those two, with James Bailey and Dan Armer getting connected the scoresheet either broadside of a Leeds consolation goal.

This was a genuinely emphatic effect by Lawrence's broadside pursuing the Under-18s disappointing FA Youth Cup semi-final decision connected penalties distant to Aston Villa.

Thwaites, who missed a punishment that night, arsenic good arsenic Amir Ibragimov, who had a hat-trick of assists during this rampant archetypal fractional astatine Carrington, firmly enactment their misses down them to star.