Four things spotted in Manchester United training as youngsters pounce on senior stars' absences

Following their exit from the Champions League last week, Manchester United will resume their quest to finish in the top four when they welcome Leicester City to Old Trafford on April 2.

After Arsenal's 1-0 win over Aston Villa on Saturday, United are now two places and four points behind the Gunners, who still have a game in hand. It means that United are no longer the favourites to secure the final Champions League berth and the pressure is mounting.

But whilst several figures from the first-team squad have teamed up with their respective international teams for this current international break, a number of players have remained at Carrington to put the hard yards in ahead of the Premier League season resuming in just over a week's time. Manager Ralf Rangnick, however, is not currently in the country, having travelled to Barbados to enjoy the cricket.

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Nevertheless, several first-team regulars, including Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford, who were both left out of the England squad for their friendlies with Switzerland the Ivory Coast, have remained at Carrington. As well as that, in the absences of several senior stars, a number of youngsters have joined first-team training.

With that in mind, MEN Sport has taken a close look at four things we spotted from Tuesday's training session at Carrington.

Stanley steps up

Right winger Connor Stanley featured in Tuesday's training session, highlighting that the first-team door has been opened for youngsters to train with the club's most senior and talented players. Stanley, 20, has trained with the first team before but has not been a regular visitor to the senior