When Ayden Heaven strode out onto the Old Trafford pitch ahead of Manchester United taking on Crystal Palace at the start of February, many raised their eyebrows, questioning whether he was really the first-team player the club had made him out to be.
Heaven arrived with only one senior appearance to his name at Arsenal, a 10-minute cameo in a Carabao Cup game against Preston North End in October 2024. And the only time United fans might have seen him play was when he was run ragged by during a friendly against the Gunners in the summer of 2024 in .