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Academy Briefing: Pre-season schedule confirmed

Our Academy pre-season schedule has been confirmed.

The Under-18s began last Saturday with a Carrington fixture against QPR, while the Under-21s' first friendly action came against Macclesfield on Thursday 17 July.

The U18s will now play Norwich City (19 July), Swansea City (26 July) and Watford (1 August). The U21s are set to take on Charlton Athletic (25 July), Fleetwood Town (29 July) and Rochdale (2 August).

NEW UNDER-18s LEAD COACH CONFIRMED

Academy graduate Darren Fletcher has been confirmed as a our new Under-18s lead coach.

The former Scotland international came through at United in the early 2000s, became our 164th graduate and, over a 13-year senior Old Trafford career, won five Premier League titles, two League Cups, the FA Cup, the Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup.