Official Site of Man U · Dec 17, 2025
Under-18s: United 6 Birmingham 0
The Reds led 2-0 at the interval and a late flurry of four goals in the final 10 minutes added some gloss to the scoreline against a Blues side that were competitive and enjoyed a spell of decent pressure in the second half.
Yet there was much to enjoy about the performance from Darren Fletcher's side, who had three debutants at this age level, including goalkeeper Charlie Hardy, who made an early save to deny Joseph Ralph.
United took control though, with Junior Brown thwarted by a diving stop from Szymon Terenowicz and Gabriel also having an attempt kept out by the Blues keeper. So it was no surprise when the opener came, on 17 minutes, direct from a corner taken by full-back Jacob Watson.