Top 20 United youngsters

khoazany

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If you don't prefer Top 20 then just make a Top 10 should be enough.

Cast your vote.Must still be in our book, hasn't made his league debut for us (hence no Blackett,McNair,Wilson,Januzaj,Lingard and Thorpe) and must have played for our academy (so no Vermijl,Powell,Varela,Henriquez,Zaha but Janko and James still counted).

You can use whatever criteria you want, or simply just personal preference.No need to include everyone if you have yet to watch them enough.

Can include players that haven't played at U18s level but I suggest not.
 
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Pereira is probably in our top 3 prospects overall IMO, along with Januzaj and Wilson but since he hasn't made his league debut then I guess he qualifies. Haven't watched us at u18 level so I can't really comment on the likes of Mensah, Tuanzebe and all the others.
 
Top 20 sounds a bit too much, I'll be surprised even if 2 or 3 outside of those criteria mentioned would make the first team squad in a couple of years. We don't seem to have too many outstanding talents at the moment, but I'm hoping Rashford and Mitchell makes it here.
 
Red Comet said:
Top 20 sounds a bit too much, I'll be surprised even if 2 or 3 outside of those criteria mentioned would make the first team squad in a couple of years. We don't seem to have too many outstanding talents at the moment, but I'm hoping Rashford and Mitchell makes it here.
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Yeah the point of this thread is not to predict who will make it here.Just a ranking in general which obviously will change by time.
 
I don't get to watch the u18s enough so I can't really rank them but I've probably seen the most of Demi Mitchell who looks really good and its a shame about his injury this year, would've liked to see him featuring with the u21s by now. From the little I have seen Gribbin has really stood out for his talent and technique on the ball and others like Fosu-Mensah, CBJ, and Tuanzebe have looked good. Also from some highlights I liked the look of I think Jordan Thompson but I have seen very little of him.

As for the reserves who I've seen more of:
Josh Harrop
Andreas
Ben Pearson
Joe Rothwell
Reece James
Saidy Janko
Weir
Goss
Love
Evans
Grimshaw
McConnell

Just guessing a bit there at the end as I can't say I pay particular attention to some of them.
 
I'm not a regular watcher of the youngsters but I would say Pereira and Fosu-Mensah are miles better than the rest in the respective age group/level.
 
khoazany said:
If you don't prefer Top 20 then just make a Top 10 should be enough.

Cast your vote.Must still be in our book, hasn't made his league debut for us (hence no Blackett,McNair,Wilson,Januzaj,Lingard and Thorpe) and must have played for our academy (so no Vermijl,Powell,Varela,Henriquez,Zaha but Janko and James still counted).

You can use whatever criteria you want, or simply just personal preference.No need to include everyone if you have yet to watch them enough.

Can include players that haven't played at U18s level but I suggest not.
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My criteria is hairstyles.

In no particular order:

5: Goss
11: Taunzebe
E: Pearson
7: Rothwell
VIII: Janko
2: Grimshaw
$: Fosu-Mensah
 
1. TFM
2. Andreas Pereira
3. Tuanzebe
4. CBJ
5. Pearson
6. Harrop
7. Rothwell
8. Gribbin
9. Rashford
10. Mitchell

Unlucky to miss out: Reece James.

I can see the top 3 playing CL football (not necessarily for United) at some stage of their career. After that, there's a lot of players who might be PL standard eventually but I'd be surprised if they made 30+ PL starts for United.
 
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hmmm... not seen too much of the current crop of U18's so its pretty difficult. In no particular order

Pereira, Pearson, Tuanzebe, Williams, Mitchell, Rashford, Gribbin, Harrop, Fosu-Mensah, Joel Pereira, and there's something about Rathbone that I like.
 
In order of age:

Keane
Johnstone
James
Pearson
Rothwell
Goss
Harrop
Pereira
J. Pereira
Riley
Thompson
Mitchell
Borthwick-Jackson
Henderson
Scott
Rashford
Fosu-Mensah
Dearnley
Gribbin
Williams

Off the top of my head, so no doubt there are some odd inclusions and omissions. I don't know if Rathbone should be in there, but I personally haven't managed to see much of him so left him out.

The 'no first-team league appearances' rule makes for awkwardness in places: Lawrence and James but no Thorpe or Lingard, Keane but no Wilson etc.

And it's tricky to include really young players like Gribbin and Dearnley while leaving out U21s like Weir, Grimshaw, Evans, Fletcher etc, who are currently obviously better. I've tried to account, broadly, for the expectations and standard at each age level.

EDIT: Forgot we'd sold Lawrence. Chucked RoShaun Williams in there instead.
 
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Brightonian said:
In order of age:

Keane
Johnstone
James
Lawrence
Pearson
Rothwell
Goss
Harrop
Pereira
J. Pereira
Riley
Thompson
Mitchell
Borthwick-Jackson
Henderson
Scott
Rashford
Fosu-Mensah
Dearnley
Gribbin

Off the top of my head, so no doubt there are some odd inclusions and omissions. I don't know if Rathbone should be in there, but I personally haven't managed to see much of him so left him out.

The 'no first-team league appearances' rule makes for awkwardness in places: Lawrence and James but no Thorpe or Lingard, Keane but no Wilson etc.

And it's tricky to include really young players like Gribbin and Dearnley while leaving out U21s like Weir, Grimshaw, Evans, Fletcher etc, who are currently obviously better. I've tried to account, broadly, for the expectations and standard at each age level.
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We're talking more about potential obviously.
 
sajeev said:
who is this Lawrence you speak of? Tom did have an appearance for us under Giggs, and is currently a Leicester City player
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:lol: Oh christ I've got so out of the loop recently. That or I just haven't made my peace with it yet. I'm still having to remind myself Michael Keane isn't with us either.
 
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