Crerand expecting 'vast' FA Youth Cup crowd

The young Reds face Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford next week, and over 50,000 tickets have been sold already, with fans eager to see the possible next generation of Academy talents.

Legendary Scot Crerand was a key part of Sir Matt Busby’s multiple title-winning side that was built upon homegrown players who themselves had won the Youth Cup. Sir Bobby Charlton, three-time winner of the competition in 1954, 1956 and 1957, featured in midfield alongside Crerand, who was a great friend of George Best, a 1964-winner. Best’s 1964 team-mates David Sadler and John Aston Jr were also key players under Busby.

Paddy, then, is all too aware of the importance of the Youth Cup in developing young…