Manchester United Under-18s is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. This year's crop was a 9-1 thrashing of Liverpool away, but that's not all.
While the senior team is suffering from a kind of mass hysteria, the children are suffering the worst.
Manchester United vs. Liverpool is always a grudge match, no matter the level. Today's opponents were league leaders Little Red Devils and fourth-placed Liverpool, who were 22 points behind United, but it didn't matter. This was a grudge match. Because the last time these two faced off, the fans were devastated.
Ethan Wheatley has been truly clinical for United this season and has been the star of an unforgettable age-group show.
He's ready to step up and we'll definitely hear more about this certified wonderkid next season. But the last time he played against Liverpool he got punched in the face.
The Liverpool defender simply timed his movements after quickly passing his opponent. In retrospect, it appears that Wheatley and his associates had not forgotten the incident and decided to punish the Scousers accordingly.
Wheatley was the star, scoring a hat-trick in less than an hour, but it was his goal celebration that drew the headlines. heading, This is the heading at the top of this page.
The last time the United Under-18s played for Liverpool, Ethan Wheatley was punched in the face.
Today he scored against Liverpool and responded with this celebration.
Extraordinary. 👊🔴 pic.twitter.com/94F4K5XrZQ
— Paul 𝕏Munk Bald and Bred (@MufcWonItAll2) April 6, 2024
That's a great accomplishment for an 18-year-old.
On a turn, he receives the ball in the middle of the box edge, opens his body to curl the ball into the bottom right corner, and fires a shot into the bottom left, with the keeper in his back.
It really reeks of confidence. It's something you can do in a five-a-side match if you get nine hours of sleep the night before and have a really healthy breakfast.
The striker then drove away to celebrate, stopping to celebrate Wayne Rooney's KO. As you know, you can do that with FIFA. He throws a few jabs and pretends to be knocked out.
Wheatley was trolling a Liverpool team that was awful to him last time out and, frankly, you love watching it.
Fighting violence with goals is something we can do and if Wheatley shows that kind of mentality at this age we will fully support him to break into the first team in a few years. intend.
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United's Under-18s have only lost one league game all season in the Under-18 Premier League North and look set to win at canter.
In fact, 68 goals in 20 games is a bit of a ridiculous number, and makes me wonder if we're on the verge of a golden age. The kind of acceptance you see in Football Manager where young people rub their hands together like Mr Burns from The Simpsons.
32 years have passed since the Class of 1992 graduated. The senior men's team managed to lose the game in midweek when they were leading 3-2 after 100 minutes, but they face a very formidable Liverpool side tomorrow, so it may not be long before the 24-year-old gets his chance. unknown. To test your courage with the big boys.
Just don't punch them in the face. It's not worth it.
Written by Andrew Martin
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