Arriving early and advice from Onana - inside Willy Kambwala's Manchester United comeback

Of the six Manchester United signings on that neverending transfer deadline day in October 2020, only one started against Liverpool last week.

Willy Kambwala was 16 years and 61 days old when he signed his paperwork, overseen by his agent Darren Dein, the son of former Arsenal chief executive David. The callow Kambwala move from Sochaux was not worthy of confirmation on United's social media feeds on a day Alex Telles, Edinson Cavani, Facundo Pellistri and Amad agreed their transfers.

A message dropped from one of the United staff members early that evening. "The club have taken an unveiling picture, which rarely happens with academy signings. Possibly indicates they have high hopes for him."

That was the same summer Marc Jurado, Alvaro Fernandez and Alejandro Garnacho touched down on the Manchester tarmac from Spain in the last transfer window for English clubs to sign overseas players under the age of 18 before the prohibitive Brexit regulations. Garnacho did not pose for an unveiling shot.

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The €4million fee United committed to spending on Kambwala was the only one the club briefed from the 'Brexit Babes' intake. Kambwala was also the only one who had been to Old Trafford before.

April 2018. It is matchday and the Old Trafford concourse is a hive of activity outside the east stand. It is wet but United supporters are singing in the rain after delaying City's title win with a party-crashing comeback at the Etihad the previous week.

West Brom, destined for relegation, are in town and United have to win to extend City's wait. Fans and tourists are framing the money shot of the Sir