Crystal Palace Under-18s bowed out of the FA Youth Cup last night after a 1-2 loss against Wolverhampton Wanderers and while Paddy McCarthy expressed his disappointment post-match, the Academy manager also pulled out three players who stood out for "good individual performances."
McCarthy began by praising Fionn Mooney, a promising young midfielder who took the place of Brandon Aveiro in the 83rd minute yesterday. McCarthy said: "Fionn Mooney has been in and around, he's played a lot of Under-18s football and he's shown immense quality this year. He came on in the last Youth Cup game [v Reading] and he's proven to be a real hit this year with the Under-18s.