Manchester United Football Club Under-21s is the most senior of

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's youth teams and the club's former

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. They play in the Premier League 2, the highest tier of the

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. The team is effectively Manchester United's second-string side, but is limited to five outfield players and one goalkeeper over the age of 21 per game following the introduction of new regulations from the 2022–23 season, a change from three outfield players over age 23 introduced in 2016–17. The age limit previously was again 21, from 2012–13. The team's current manager is

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, who took over from Mark Dempsey in 2023. They were champions of the former Premier Reserve League five times (in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2010 and 2012) between its introduction in 1999 and its dissolution in 2012. The team also won the 2012–13 Professional U21 Development League 1 in its inaugural season, and again in 2015 and 2016. The team also participates in the regional

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and the Lancashire Senior Cup. From the 2019–20 edition, they also participate in the nationwide

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along with senior teams from levels 3 and 4 of the

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, as teams from levels 1 and 2 are restricted to players aged 21 and under. From November 2008 to August 2013, the team played its home matches at

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, the home of

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For the 2013–14 Under-21 Premier League season, the team has played the majority of its home matches at

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. Since 2014–15, the team play its home matches at

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. Rules set out by the

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state that at least three home league games per season must be played at the club's main stadium,

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. In previous seasons, the team has played at the Victoria Stadium, the home of

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, and

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, the home of Hyde United. Manchester United also has an Under-18s team that plays in the Premier League Under-18s Group 2 and the

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. The under-18s play their home games at the club's Trafford Training Centre in Carrington.

Under-21s

Current squad

Out on loan

Manager history

Honours

* Professional Development League 1/Premier League 2 **Winners (3):

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, 2014–15, 2015–16 * Premier Reserve League Northern **Winners (5): 2002, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012 * Premier Reserve League National Playoff **Winners (4): 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012 * Central League North: 9 **1913, 1921, 1939, 1947, 1956, 1960, 1994, 1996, 1997 * Central League Division 1 West: 1 **2005 * Central League Cup: 1 **2005 *

: 12 **1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 * Lancashire Senior Cup: 15 **1898, 1913, 1914, 1920 (shared), 1929, 1938, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1951, 1969, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013

Academy

The Manchester United Academy was established in 1998, following the reorganisation of youth football in England, but has roots stretching all the way back to the 1930s with the establishment of the Manchester United Junior Athletic Club (MUJAC). and has been responsible for producing some of Manchester United's greatest ever players, including the club's top five all-time appearance makers,

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, Bobby Charlton, Bill Foulkes,

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and

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, and the new wave of home-grown talents known as ''

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''. The current academy is based at the club's

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, an site in the Manchester suburb of Carrington. The Manchester United youth team is statistically the most successful in English football, with nine players in the English football Hall of Fame (Duncan Edwards, Sir Bobby Charlton, George Best, Nobby Stiles, Mark Hughes, Paul Scholes, David Beckham and Johnny Giles). Manchester United also have the best FA Youth Cup record, winning on 10 occasions out of 14 final appearances. The academy comprises age-group teams ranging from Under-9s up to the flagship Under-18s, who currently compete in Group C of the Premier Academy League and in the

. The Under-16s and Under-18s typically play their academy league games at 11am on Saturday mornings at Carrington, while Youth Cup games are generally played at either

ground (where the under-23s play their home games) or the club's 76,000-capacity

home, in order to cater for the greater number of supporters these fixtures attract. In 2007, Manchester United Under-18s won the Champions Youth Cup, intended to be an analogue to the

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for youth sides, beating

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1–0 in the final in Malaysia. It was their first and only title, since the tournament was scrapped after only one edition.

Current squad

''As of 16 September 2023''

2023 intake

The following players are confirmed to be part of the intake for the 2023–24 season as of 19 July 2023.

Honours

* U18 Premier League – National Champions: * U18 Premier League – Northern Champions: 1 **2017–18 * Premier Academy League U18 (Group): 3 **1998–99, 2000–01, 2009–10 *

: 11 **1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1964, 1992, 1995, 2003,

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: 18 **1954, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 2004, 2005 * Champions Youth Cup: 1 **2007 *

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: 6 **1991, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014 * Lancashire League Division One: 12 **1954–55, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98 * Lancashire League Division Two: 5 **1964–65, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1988–89, 1996–97 * Lancashire League Division One Supplementary Cup: 4 **1954–55, 1955–56, 1959–60, 1963–64 * Lancashire League Division Two Supplementary Cup: 10 **1955–56, 1956–57, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1976–77

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Notable youth team players

The following is a list of players who have played in the Manchester United youth team (U16–U18) and represented a country (not necessarily their country of birth) at full international level. Players who are currently playing at Manchester United, or for another club on loan from Manchester United, are highlighted in bold. * Stan Ackerley *

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* Arthur Albiston *

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* Clayton Blackmore * Jackie Blanchflower * Mark Bosnich *

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* Bobby Charlton *

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* Tom Cleverley *

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* Alan Davies * Simon Davies *

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* Eamon Dunphy * Mike Duxbury *

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* Kenji Gorré *

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* Jackie Scott *

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Players of the Year

Prior to 1990, a single award was presented to the best young player of that season. Between 1982 and 1985 this was the entitled "Young Player of the Year"; the award then became known as the "Denzil Haroun Young Player of the Year" between 1986 and 1989 in honour of Denzil Haroun, a former club director and brother-in-law of former club chairman

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. Since 1990, individual awards are made to the best player of the Academy and the Reserves. The "Young Player of the Year" is named in honour of Jimmy Murphy, Sir Matt Busby's long-time assistant manager, who died in 1989, and the best reserve is awarded the "Denzil Haroun Reserve Player of the Year".

References

External links

Man Utd Under-21s (official site)Man Utd Academy (official site)Premier Reserve League North
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