For the first time, Saturday’s Premier League showdown between rivals Manchester City and Manchester United will have a direct Crew SC tie.
With Sergio Aguero suspended three games for throwing an elbow at West Ham’s Winston Reid, 19-year-old striker Kelechi Iheanacho is expected to get the start for City in front of a capacity crowd of 75,000-plus at United’s Old Trafford. But two years ago, Iheanacho was in central Ohio working with the Crew as he prepared to transition from youth soccer to the professional game.
It was on Field 1 at the Crew’s training facility in Obetz, Ohio, where Iheanacho netted an impressive hat trick in a Sept.