Dan Gore progress and meetings with youth coaches - how Erik ten Hag is helping Manchester United's academy

The change of seasons has begun and Leigh Sports Village had an autumnal feel on a wet and windy afternoon this week.

Manchester United's youngsters welcomed Galatasaray to Leigh in the UEFA Youth League, which is an Under-19 competition that mirrors the Champions League, on Tuesday and they enjoyed a comfortable 3-0 victory.

The first half was uneventful and it was all square at half-time, but a United team which included Dan Gore, who wore the captain's armband, Omari Forson and Willy Kambwala proved too strong in the second half.

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Travis Binnion spoke to journalists after the game on a range of subjects, from the performance, Gore and the influence of Erik ten Hag on the academy and he began by admitting he was delighted with the second-half display.

"The Bayern Munich game was an eye-opener for our players because we went into it with real confidence and really the first hour of the game, they were far better than us. It's a new competition [for these players]," Binnion said.

"It's a new way of playing in terms of the games are slower and tactical. We finished strong in the Bayern match but we definitely deserved to lose, so today, we’ve come into this knowing we needed a result and we’ve changed the shape a little bit.

"I felt we grew into the game finished really strongly again. The lads have developed through the match, worked the opposition out and thought, do you know what, we’re better than these and then expressed themselves late on."

The U19s did not compete in the UEFA Youth League last season due to United failing to qualify for Champions League football and Binnion highlighted the benefits of the