Manchester United Under-18s vs Peterborough LIVE updates from FA Youth Cup clash at Old Trafford

Manchester United Under-18s take on Peterborough in the FA Youth Cup tonight.

United have entered the competition in the third round and will play at Old Trafford. The U18s are a talented crop and will have high hopes of going all the way in the Youth Cup.

Darren Fletcher, manager of the U18s, has the talent at his disposal to lift the trophy, with the likes of JJ Gabriel, Kai Rooney, Louie Bradbury and Yuel Helafu all ready to contribute.

And the competition rules state Fletcher will be able to call upon academy players who were under the age of 18 at midnight before the end of August, which gives United added strength.

Bendito Mantato, Godwill Kukonki, Dan Armer, Amir Ibragimov and Jim Thwaites are just some of the players who represent the Under-21s but who are eligible to play in the Youth Cup.

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JJ Gabriel enjoys video games and comes out of his shell once he gets to know someone.

In many ways he is a normal teenager, but his extraordinary talent is revealed when he steps onto a football pitch. There is certainly nothing normal about what Gabriel can do with a ball at his feet.

Gabriel is a rising star in Manchester United's academy. The Manchester Evening News would not usually highlight a player so young, but there is a buzz in youth football about what Gabriel could achieve. Some academy followers suggest he could be the best talent United's academy has ever seen.

That is quite the prediction considering the graduates who have come before Gabriel, who already has more than 200,000 followers on Instagram and a sponsorship deal with Nike.

Academy coaches who have worked with Gabriel have marvelled at the youngster's skillset and have struggled to find weaknesses,