{"id":99311,"date":"2023-09-26T17:59:10","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T17:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/?p=99311"},"modified":"2023-09-26T17:59:10","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T17:59:10","slug":"four-little-known-man-utd-u18-stars-called-up-to-first-team-training-ahead-of-carabao-cup-clash-with-crystal-palace-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/sport\/four-little-known-man-utd-u18-stars-called-up-to-first-team-training-ahead-of-carabao-cup-clash-with-crystal-palace-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Four little known Man Utd U18 stars called up to first-team training ahead of Carabao Cup clash with Crystal Palace | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
ERIK TEN HAG included four new faces for Manchester United's final training session ahead of their Carabao Cup third-round clash with Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n
The Red Devils begin their defence of the trophy with a home match against Roy Hodgson's troops, who have beaten them in two of their last four visits to Old Trafford.<\/p>\n
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Under pressure Ten Hag – who has seen his troops blow hot and cold so far this season – is expected to make a number of changes to his starting XI for the visit of The Eagles.<\/p>\n
And he called up four Under 18s stars for the first team's final training session before tonight's match at The Theatre<\/span> of Dreams.<\/p>\n Defenders James Nolan and Louis Jackson, 17 and 18 respectively, trained with the senior Red Devils on Monday.<\/p>\n Ten Hag also called up 17-year-old duo Ethan Williams and Ethan Wheatley – who play in midfield and up front respectively.<\/p>\n Nolan has made a total of 35 appearances for the Under 18s, scoring seven goals and racking up five assists in the process.<\/p>\n Jackson, meanwhile, has turned out 34 times for the side, bagging two goals and a solitary assist.<\/p>\n Williams has eight goals and 11 assists in 26 appearances to his name, while Wheatley has scored five times in 18 appearances.<\/p>\n Carabao Cup glory was cherry on top of Ten Hag's maiden season at the Old Trafford helm, which ended with a third-placed Premier League finish.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n FREE BETS – BEST BETTING OFFERS AND BONUSES NEW CUSTOMERS<\/strong><\/p>\n And the Dutchman is determined to defend the trophy, saying: \u201cIt is only a few months since we lifted the Carabao Cup at Wembley Stadium.<\/p>\n "And we all remember what a great feeling that was,\u201d Ten Hag begins.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was an important competition for us last season and that has not changed this year.<\/p>\n \u201cWe want to defend the trophy, so as we welcome Roy Hodgson and Crystal Palace tonight, this is an opportunity for us to keep moving in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n He added: \u201cWe want to win so we can reach the fourth round, of course.<\/p>\n "But it is also important for us to build on the positive performance and result we earned at Burnley on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n \u201cConsistency is what we need now, not only from game to game but also within games.<\/p>\n "Even among our defeats this season, we have had some good spells of play and shown real quality, only to let ourselves down at key moments.<\/p>\n \u201cNow, after showing a lot of character at Turf Moor, we need to follow one good result with another and keep building.\u201d<\/p>\nREAD MORE IN FOOTBALL<\/h2>\n
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