Two Manchester United teenagers score a hat-trick on the same day as academy continues to impress

The first-team might have struggled so far this season, but the Manchester United academy has been impressing and two of the club's teenagers scored hat-tricks just hours apart on Tuesday.

Ethan Ennis scored a treble for United's Under-21s in their emphatic National League Cup win at Altrincham, but earlier in the day 18-year-old Gabriele Biancheri also scored a hat-trick for Wales Under-19s in their 5-0 win away at Liechtenstein.

Biancheri scored against Scotland last week but his hat-trick in Liechtenstein came in just 11 minutes in the second half and continued an astonishing season in front of goal for the striker.

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The former Cardiff City youngster now has 23 goals for club and country this season. He has scored eight goals in six games for United's Under-18s, three in two for the Under-19s in the UEFA Youth League and two in three for the Under-21s in Premier League 2.

Biancheri, who also qualifies to play for Italy, has six goals in six games for Wales Under-19s across the international breaks in September, October and November.

His hat-trick was quickly followed by that of Ennis, with the 19-year-old in destructive mood against the National League outfit and he now has eight goals in 11 games for United's academy sides this season.

Both of United's age-group sides have been in fine form in front of goal this season. The Under-18s are top of the U-18 Premier League with nine wins from nine and they have scored 43 goals in those matches.

The Under-21s have 19 goals in eight games in Premier League 2, but they four past Altrincham and