Neil Ryan's boys fully embraced the occasion at the Manchester Health Academy, mentoring teams of Year-7 pupils (Under-12s) from the Manchester United Foundation partner schools in the region.
It is another valuable part of the education for the Reds teenagers, who are developing leadership skills and realising they can be role models and capable of inspiring others.
A few days earlier, Mason Greenwood had been playing for the first team at Old Trafford and James Garner was also in the squad for the final-day match against Cardiff City in the Premier League.
“There are nearly 100 children here from different schools and they get something from meeting our young players, possibly stars of the future of course, and our youngsters also get something from it as it's not often they get to deal with young people in this way,” explained Academy player liaison officer Dave Bushell.