Academy Briefing: Reds host PFA at Carrington

U21s HOST PFA XI

We welcomed a PFA XI to Carrington on Wednesday lunchtime for a friendly fixture. The PFA’s side is made up of a players currently without a club and has helped ex-Reds to find new clubs in the past.

Starring for the visitors on Wednesday were a mixture of older players with successful Football League careers, and those younger, who have recently left their boyhood teams.

The match provides a good opportunity for the PFA players to maintain match fitness and sharpness, and for scouts to assess them.

For United, it was a challenging game against older opponents. Connor Wickham scored a wonder goal early on before Shea Lacey responded with a fine curling strike to level before…