'Beautiful football' — Manchester United fans rave about youth team moment vs Borussia Dortmund

Manchester United fans have been praising the club’s Under-19s side for their eye-catching football, despite being knocked out of the UEFA Youth League on Tuesday.

The young United side exited the competition at the last 16 stage on penalties after drawing 2-2 with Borussia Dortmund in the 90 minutes. Charlie McNeill and Rhys Bennett had equalised twice for the hosts at Leigh Sports Village before they went down 3-1 in the shoot-out.

Many supporters deemed United’s youngsters to have been worthy of the win, producing some slick football and they might have progressed but for some tight offside calls and a strong penalty claim turned down. The eventual loss did not distract United fans from the display put in by Neil Wood’s side.

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Many took to Twitter to praise the team, expressing their excitement about future first team prospects and one move in particular for Alejandro Garnacho’s offside strike:

@academyarenaUTD: U19s with some beautiful combination play before () Garnacho’s goal was ruled out for offside. (Zidane) Iqbal and (Shola) Shoretire look sharp.

@dr_gowdru: Will Fish looks like a proper CB, so does his partner. Every one of those players looked so good yesterday. Charlie Savage was playing that defensive so well! It was a pleasure to watch!

@NathanByrne_ie : Great game. Great players. Awful penalties.

@Rvk2a: Some of these players look good we haven should have been a cricket score

@ronanto7: These U19 lads are very exciting and refreshing to watch.

@Bthuku_: This United U19 team progresses the ball way better than the first team.

@golmanigrac: I really love the way this #MUFC U19 team is playing, hopefully