Manchester United’s u18s traveled to tackle Stoke Metropolis on Saturday morning in simply their third league match of the season.

The beginning XI featured a contemporary face as 14 12 months outdated wonderkid Amir Ibragimov made his aggressive debut for the u18s after just lately scoring in a pleasant.

United opened the match with some early headed probabilities from Ethan Williams and Manni Norkett, however neither troubled the Stoke keeper.

Towards the run of play, Stoke’s Matty Lusakueno ran by way of the United defence however couldn’t beat Tom Wooster in purpose.

The majority of the motion got here late within the first half with a flurry of probabilities which began with Stoke hitting the woodwork after a cross wasn’t handled.

Manni Norkett then compelled a save from a good angled effort earlier than Adam Berry tried his luck from a protracted vary free kick which went over the bar.

5 minutes into the second half, an enormous likelihood opened up for Stoke after a giveaway from Sonny Aljofree. A reduce seemed to create a simple likelihood to complete into the open purpose however Harrison Parker one way or the other managed to get better and clear.

Each side exchanged blows forwards and backwards, with the teen Ibragimov charging by way of to begin one assault earlier than discovering Norkett within the field, who laid off the ball for Ethan Wheatley’s first spark off the bench. However his left footed strike flashed throughout the purpose and simply inches huge of the appropriate put up.

Wheatley had one other likelihood shortly after however this time the shot was blocked.

Within the 67th minute, a protracted punt down the pitch from the Stoke keeper utterly caught out the United backline and Lusakueno ran in behind to poke the ball previous the advancing Wooster to offer Stoke the lead.

United’s finest likelihood of the match got here three minutes later when Berry performed an beautiful outdoors of the boot move excessive for Norkett to race onto earlier than rounding the keeper and smashing his shot off the put up.

United would chase till the tip for the equalizer however in the end couldn’t discover the again of the online.

United: Wooster, Lawrence (Nolan 75), Parker (Jackson 60), Aljofree, Murray, McAllister (Fitzgerald 60), Oyedele, Williams (Wheatley 60), Berry, Ibragimov, Norkett

Unused subs: Myles