Kick-off 13:00 BST. Few players (at least Gomes, O'Connor, Chong, Boonen?) out with injuries. Not on MUTV 
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U18: United vs West Ham
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Barlow 1-0, build up by Bohui.
Has a single game of this final stage been televised? I swear I thought I was going to watch them all and I don't think I've got to see any.
Tell me about it!
No, City and Chelsea games both behind closed doors and for some f*cking reason they're not showing this either.Dearnley 2-0 just before HT.
The live coverage was so much better a few years ago. I remember the academy season with Januzaj, Daehli, Pereira, Wilson etc even the away games were shown live.
Elsewhere (FT): Arsenal 4-1 Liverpool, Chelsea 2-1 Blackburn
62' Makela on for Burkart
2-1 (Scully pen)
Roberts on for Dearnley, Spratt for Kenyon.
Yay, our first win! 2-1 full time.
Really needed those points. It's pretty tight in the group and we've played more or less the toughest ones out of the way. Still need to win the rest of them.
Fri 10 Mar Liverpool (H) 2-2
Sat 18 Mar Man City (A) 2-2
Sat 1 Apr Chelsea (A) 3-4
Sat 22 Apr West Ham (H) 2-1
Sat 29 Apr Reading (A) 11:00, Hogwood Park
Wed 3 May Arsenal (H) 14:00, J. Davidson Stadium
Fri 12 May Blackburn (H) 19:00, J. Davidson Stadium
Fri 10 Mar Liverpool (H) 2-2
Sat 18 Mar Man City (A) 2-2
Sat 1 Apr Chelsea (A) 3-4
Sat 22 Apr West Ham (H) 2-1
Sat 29 Apr Reading (A) 11:00, Hogwood Park
Wed 3 May Arsenal (H) 14:00, J. Davidson Stadium
Fri 12 May Blackburn (H) 19:00, J. Davidson Stadium
Arsenal is as as strong as anyone if they decide to go serious and play their best players.
Should beat Blackburn since they have promoted their top striker Butterworth to the U23s (who was released by us last year). Reading is a trump card.
10th goal of the season for Barlow. With Gomes out injured he might end up being our top scorer despite starting 10 games at max (assuming he starts the rest of the games).
What is Gomes' injury?
UNDER-18S:
UNITED 2
WEST HAM 1
MANCHESTER UNITED 2 (Barlow 8, Dearnley 40)
WEST HAM UNITED 1 (Scully pen. 69)
Goals from Aidan Barlow and Zachary Dearnley were enough to give Manchester United's Under-18s victory in an entertaining contest at The Cliff training ground on Saturday.
West Ham managed to pull one back after the half-time break, but United did enough to claim the points as both teams went looking for goals throughout a lively and fascinating contest.
It was a beautifully sunny afternoon in Salford as the teams prepared to face each other at one of United’s spiritual homes. There were a few fluffy clouds in the sky, but they didn’t spoil what was an eye-catching setting for the game against the Hammers. The playing surface looked in particularly wonderful condition and wouldn’t have been out of place at Wembley Stadium on FA Cup semi-final day.
Making an appearance at The Cliff can only inspire young players, and that is both teams, considering the incredible history linked to this evocative facility on Lower Broughton Road. United’s training ground from 1938 until 1999, it was home to the Busby Babes and many of Sir Alex Ferguson’s trophy-collecting sides.
There was a small gathering of supporters dotted along the bank on the Riverside of the ground as the game got underway with United attacking the triangular area of the training situated behind one of the goals known as ‘Wembley’.
The Hammers started well and looked bright considering they had made the long journey up from London earlier in the day. Joe Powell forced United’s keeper Alex Fojtíček into action in the first minute with a testing low drive and moments later Jahmal Hector-Ingram missed a great chance in front of the posts.
The visitors carried the early threat, but it was United who took the lead, in the 8th minute, when Barlow took a pass from Josh Bohui before finding the net with a precisely placed shot. Barlow also went close to adding further goals soon after and Nishan Burkart was also presented with a good scoring opportunity.
It wasn’t one way traffic but West Ham weren’t having any luck when given the chance to find a route past Fojtíček. Five minutes before the break and United doubled their advantage when Dearnley did really well to beat Hammers’ keeper Tyler Forde from the tightest of angles.
Hector-Ingram broke through early in the second half to get in a good shot and only a fine save from Fojtíček prevented the visitors from opening their account. United also had their keeper to thank again two minutes later when Korrey Henry, one of West Ham’s outstanding performers, tried his luck.
The Hammers got themselves back into the contest, in the 69th minute, when they were awarded a penalty after Hector-Ingram had been fouled by Fojtíček. Anthony Scully took the responsibility and confidently tucked away his spot kick past United’s diving keeper. Ten minutes later, and a cheeky lob from West Ham substitute Bernardo Costa Da Rosa almost caught Fojtíček off his line, but the ball went wide.
UNITED: Fojtíček; Tanner, Warren, Sang, Kenyon (Spratt 87); Hamilton, Whelan; Dearnley (Diedrick-Roberts 83), Barlow, Bohui; Burkart (Makela 62). Subs not used: Dunne, Johnstone.
UNITED 2
WEST HAM 1
MANCHESTER UNITED 2 (Barlow 8, Dearnley 40)
WEST HAM UNITED 1 (Scully pen. 69)
Goals from Aidan Barlow and Zachary Dearnley were enough to give Manchester United's Under-18s victory in an entertaining contest at The Cliff training ground on Saturday.
West Ham managed to pull one back after the half-time break, but United did enough to claim the points as both teams went looking for goals throughout a lively and fascinating contest.
It was a beautifully sunny afternoon in Salford as the teams prepared to face each other at one of United’s spiritual homes. There were a few fluffy clouds in the sky, but they didn’t spoil what was an eye-catching setting for the game against the Hammers. The playing surface looked in particularly wonderful condition and wouldn’t have been out of place at Wembley Stadium on FA Cup semi-final day.
Making an appearance at The Cliff can only inspire young players, and that is both teams, considering the incredible history linked to this evocative facility on Lower Broughton Road. United’s training ground from 1938 until 1999, it was home to the Busby Babes and many of Sir Alex Ferguson’s trophy-collecting sides.
There was a small gathering of supporters dotted along the bank on the Riverside of the ground as the game got underway with United attacking the triangular area of the training situated behind one of the goals known as ‘Wembley’.
The Hammers started well and looked bright considering they had made the long journey up from London earlier in the day. Joe Powell forced United’s keeper Alex Fojtíček into action in the first minute with a testing low drive and moments later Jahmal Hector-Ingram missed a great chance in front of the posts.
The visitors carried the early threat, but it was United who took the lead, in the 8th minute, when Barlow took a pass from Josh Bohui before finding the net with a precisely placed shot. Barlow also went close to adding further goals soon after and Nishan Burkart was also presented with a good scoring opportunity.
It wasn’t one way traffic but West Ham weren’t having any luck when given the chance to find a route past Fojtíček. Five minutes before the break and United doubled their advantage when Dearnley did really well to beat Hammers’ keeper Tyler Forde from the tightest of angles.
Hector-Ingram broke through early in the second half to get in a good shot and only a fine save from Fojtíček prevented the visitors from opening their account. United also had their keeper to thank again two minutes later when Korrey Henry, one of West Ham’s outstanding performers, tried his luck.
The Hammers got themselves back into the contest, in the 69th minute, when they were awarded a penalty after Hector-Ingram had been fouled by Fojtíček. Anthony Scully took the responsibility and confidently tucked away his spot kick past United’s diving keeper. Ten minutes later, and a cheeky lob from West Ham substitute Bernardo Costa Da Rosa almost caught Fojtíček off his line, but the ball went wide.
UNITED: Fojtíček; Tanner, Warren, Sang, Kenyon (Spratt 87); Hamilton, Whelan; Dearnley (Diedrick-Roberts 83), Barlow, Bohui; Burkart (Makela 62). Subs not used: Dunne, Johnstone.
No idea. I thought it was just a knock but now looks like it's more serious.
I just watched the game, Fojtíček was incredible. Some of those saves from Hector-Ingram were superb. Barlow and Dearnley shone as well and unsung hero Hamilton again. I think he's got future leadership in him, he's quite a silky player and has the rangey physique to boot.