Manchester United's new 'clever' transfer rule has already delivered future undroppable

After just six appearances in a Manchester United shirt, it is already fair to say Ayden Heaven has made a positive impression in M16.

Signed from Arsenal in the closing stages of the January transfer window, most United supporters were left turning to Google to find out more about the 18-year-old centre-back, who had made just one competitive appearance for the Londoners.

United drafted him in for an undisclosed fee, thought to be in the region of £1.5million, and it was anticipated that he would begin his United career by trying to prove himself in the Under-21s.

Instead, United communicated that he was a signing for the first-team. Just a handful of appearances into his M16 career, it is easy to understand why.

After a frustrating period with injuries recently, Heaven made his first start in a little over two months when United beat Aston Villa 2-0 in their final Premier League game of the season on Sunday afternoon.

He was deployed on the left of the back-three and he did not put a foot wrong. He completed five clearances, produced three interceptions, won one tackle and completed 91 per cent of his attempted passes.

It marked another accomplished showing from the teenager, who was praised by head coach Ruben Amorim in a post-match chat with MUTV.

"Once again, Jason Wilcox is doing a great job," Amorim said. "Bringing Ayden... it is these kind of players that we need because he show a lot of character and quality after a big injury.

"We want this kind of player."

For all of United's faults on the recruitment front in recent years, they continue to be able to attract some of the country's hottest talent. Chido Obi swapped Arsenal for United last year at the age of 16 and he has already made eight appearances,