Three Manchester United youngsters to look out for ahead of FA Youth Cup final

Over 64,000 fans will cram into Old Trafford tonight, hoping to get a glimpse of future first-team stars as Manchester United’s U18s squad take on Nottingham Forest in the FA Youth Cup final.

No club in the country is as synonymous with the competition as United, who have won the tournament a record ten times in their history.

United’s proud history of promoting youth is well known but it remains mind-boggling that at least one academy product has been included in every single matchday squad since 1937 – a remarkable run of 4,146 matches.

Tonight’s final against Forest is United’s first in 11 years, since the likes of Paul Pogba and Jesse Lingard guided the Red Devils to victory.

The Busby Babes and the Class of ’92 have shown United provide a pathway for their best youngsters to make it into the first team and Metro.co.uk‘s selected the three most promising prospects to keep an eye on tonight, and indeed in the future.

Hugill is United’s top scorer this term, scoring 12 times this term at an average of once ever 92 minutes.

The forward was signed from Sunderland two years ago and the Black Cats were furious to lose the striker for a meagre fee.

Hugill’s lean but tall frame makes him a good target man but he’s surprisingly quick for his size and has scored a wide variety of goals this term.

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