"If players are good enough, they are old enough." Erik ten Hag echoed the words of legendary Sir Matt Busby with his assessment of Kobbie Mainoo yesterday and threw down the gauntlet to the other promising young players in the Manchester United squad.
It was a pretty good weekend to be associated with the United academy. Alejandro Garnacho scored one of the greatest goals of all time and Kobbie Mainoo-mania swept across Manchester after their respective starring roles in the weekend win at Everton.
The teenage duo will both be hoping to do it all again when United travel to face Galatasaray in a must-win Champions League tie tonight and they aren't the only youngsters who could be given a chance. TEAM NEWS: Ten Hag hints at Mainoo role tonight READ MORE: United travelling squad for Galatasaray clash United will be boosted by the return of £154 million duo Rasmus Hojlund and Antony to the squad tonight, yet even without the suspended Marcus Rashford, there is no guarantee either of them will start.
Ten Hag won't want to take any risks ahead of a packed fixture schedule and will want to carefully manage their fitness after their respective recent knocks.