Youth Cup: Starting Lineups

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Manchester United U18s	–	Chelsea U18s

 

Gary WOODS	1	Niclas HEIMANN
Ryan TUNNICLIFFE	2	Nikki AHMED
Joe DUDGEON	3	Rohan INCE
Scott WOOTTON	4	Jeffrey BRUMA
Oliver GILL	5	Ben GORDON
Matt JAMES (c)	6	Daniel PHILLISKIRK (c)
Ra’vel MORRISON	7	Jacopo SALA
Oliver NORWOOD	8	Jacob MELLIS
Federico MACHEDA	9	Fabio BORINI
Danny WELBECK	10	Gäel KAKUTA
Robbie BRADY	11	Frank NOUBLE

 

Kenny STRICKLAND	12	Billy Joe KING
Conor DEVLIN	13	Jan SEBEK
Davide PETRUCCI	14	Conor CLIFFORD
Cameron STEWART	15	Billy KNOTT
Nicky AJOSE	16	Josh MACEACHRAN

 

Youth Cup: A Chelsea Perspective

Chelsea return to the FA Youth Cup with a vigour and desire to go one better than they did last year, where they finished runners-up to Manchester City. Their campaign ended in the City of Manchester Stadium, and it may therefore be fitting that their attempt to win the trophy this year begins across town at Old Trafford.

Never-say-die Reds mount late fightback to earn share of the spoils against Chelsea (Video highlights included)

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Chelsea Reserves	2-2	MUFC Reserves

Mellis 32	–	Fábio 77
Sinclair 45	–	Gibson (pen) 90+3

 

Further evidence of the spirit new Reserve boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer seems to have instilled in his squad was on display at Cobham this afternoon as a long-range thunderbolt from Fábio da Silva and a late late Darron Gibson penalty rescued a draw for the Reds from a game in which they had been distinctly second-best to a strong Chelsea side for long periods.

First blood to the Reds as Drinkwater sinks Chelsea

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MUFC Reserves	1-0	Chelsea Reserves

Drinkwater 59

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A solitary second-half strike from the increasingly prolific Danny Drinkwater gave United victory in the first leg of this intriguing double-header between the reserve teams of the top two sides in the country, Chelsea’s second string giving Ole Solskjaer’s men by far their toughest match of pre-season so far in a hard-fought and engaging clash at the Marstons Arena.