Barclays U-18 Premier League Elite Group
Kick-off: Saturday, 23 February, 11:00 AM BST
Location: Trafford Training Centre, Carrington, Trafford
U18s: United vs. Palace
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Barclays U-18 Premier League Elite Group
Kick-off: Saturday, 23 February, 11:00 AM BST
Location: Trafford Training Centre, Carrington, Trafford
BARCLAYS UNDER-18 PREMIER LEAGUE ELITE GROUP
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| TEAMS | Games | Won | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | Points |
[COLOR="Green"]| SOUTHAMPTON | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
[B]| MANCHESTER UNITED | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 |[/B]
| FULHAM | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 |[/COLOR]
| EVERTON | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| CHELSEA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| READING | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| BOLTON | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| CRYSTAL PALACE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |Will this one be on MUTV tomorrow?
Seems to be scheduled Live on MUTV tomorrow.
I'd appreciate a PM with a river lads 
Still a couple of hours to go, i think.
Hopefully there are rivers. Once one station starts to river it, others follow.
Hopefully there are rivers. Once one station starts to river it, others follow.
Excellent!
Yeah feel free to send me one as well - if you have
pm me anyone who needs a river
Line-up: Sutherland, Grimshaw, Evans, McConnell, McNair, Pearson, Barmby, Weir, Byrne, Pereira, Dæhli
Subs: Harrop, Gollini, Mitchell, Barber, Fletcher
Subs: Harrop, Gollini, Mitchell (), Barber, Fletcher.
), Barber, Fletcher.Palace's size and pace will be a challenge.
Close there from Evans.
Nice feet there from Pereira. United getting into the game now.
Allesani is supposed to be a good talent at palace.
Such a shit tackle on Pearson.
This ref needs to get a hold of the game now. Getting too physical.
Bloody hell Palace have a couple of players who look closer to 25 than 18.
Daehli been a bit of a passenger this half. Needs to get involved but he's struggling with the physicality.
Didn't know about this, just put it on how we playing? Excited to see Mitchell along with Harrop as part of the fold.
Both wide players need to get more involved. Barmby was extremely quiet for 30 minutes of that half.
There's nobody on the same wavelength as Daehli. He has tried to make some diagonal runs and play give and go's but never seems to get the ball back from anyone except Pearson.
Pereira has made one run on the counter with the ball but has largely been uninvolved.
Pereira has made one run on the counter with the ball but has largely been uninvolved.
Who's that palace dude with the Afro? Has he played well? Just saw the highlight of him carrying the ball the length of the pitch.
Very Good dave from Sutherland there, the defence just gave the striker free passage into the box.
First time ive watched the u18s impressed with the standard but it plays more like a sunday league game. Really different playing style
Because there isn't multi-millions of £££s at stake so there's no point in one team playing all out defend and trying to steal points?
Afro man scores.
Urgh... Good goal by Allasani.
I find it pretty cool that teams celebrate like mad when they score against our youth team to be honest. Certainly shows that it is a certain level of competetiveness at this level.
For sure. Its just strange seeing a game where it looks like it could end up 6-6 bith sides have had great chances already in this half. Refreshing to see but also you can see why its hard for players to make the step up to the PL because theyre pretty much playing a different game
We score. Pereira rattles the bar with a free kick and then Byrne has an open header.
What a cracker of a freekick by Perreira. Byrne scores.
But what were you expecting? At this level it's all about technique and improving their level of play, not playing to defend leads.
U21's are usually better organized than U18's.
Palace has been getting pretty physical this game too.
Palace has been getting pretty physical this game too.
Daehli getting more involved now.
Im not saying anything negative about it as a spectacle its enjoyable. I though United would have had a club wide policy of the same formation and tactics though because it makes it so much easier for a player to walk into the first team if hes been training in that role for years.
I know its something Southampton do and you can see the benefits.
Sutherland with a save from a free kick and now another save from a corner. How good is he? I don't know much about our keepers.
With all due respect to Southampton, they're not Manchester United. This level is all about looking for players who can become a player for one of the best teams in the world, not a team who's looking to survive in the PL. we're trying to develop special players with great technique and learning to defend leads is something that will come with age.
It's all about development, not results. Although of course getting results is important, just not as important as player development.
Mitchell on.Looks pretty tiny.