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Mason Greenwood and Angel Gomes provided Manchester United’s coaches with a timely reminder of their talents, in a 3-1 win for the Under-23s over Stoke on Friday night. Both players scored fine goals created by two more first team candidates, Ethan Laird and Tahith Chong, on a promising night for the club’s academy at Leigh Sports Village – with substitute Largie Ramazani adding a superb solo third. After James Garner and Brandon Williams – who weren’t involved here – impressed for the first team against Partizan Belgrade in midweek, it completed a fine week for the youngsters. Chong and Greenwood nearly linked up for a goal in the opening minute of the game, with the former racing down the left and squaring for the striker, who – with bags of time – could only find Stoke goalkeeper Blondy Noukeu. There was an audible gasp from the crowd, many of whom had come to Leigh Sports Village just to see Greenwood score. READ MORE Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s first team coaches had allowed the 18-year-old to feature on the proviso that he would collect much-needed game time and confidence. Thankfully, it wasn’t long until those fans were rewarded and that confidence got its boost – just minutes later in fact – as a mirror-image of the opening move made it 1-0 to United; Laird’s pinpoint cross from the right found a sliding Greenwood to bundle home. That the quartet were so heavily involved straight away spoke of their quality and why United coaches rate them so highly. Greenwood could have had a hat-trick inside 20 minutes, while captain for the night Gomes was untouchable at times and also got on the scoresheet. But United found themselves under pressure towards the end of the half and Stoke’s resilience got its reward when forward Gabriel Kyeremateng slotted home a precise finish to level the scores. READ MORE READ MORE That appeared to open up a degree of uncertainty among the hosts – even the more senior United players, who have had first team experience So although they went close to restoring the lead through D’Mani Mellor and Teden Mengi, Stoke were good value for a half-time scoreline of 1-1. The second half, though, saw United fly out of the blocks, as they’d done in the first, with Chong forcing Noukeu into two more flying saves. The Dutchman was sharp and unlucky not to score. READ MORE It was only a matter of time, with United rediscovering top gear, that the lead was restored and both Chong and Gomes were again involved, the latter curling home on the spin after Chong’s burst and cross. Another Chong dart down the left then won a penalty on the hour mark, which Gomes struck straight at Noukeu. It meant United were still fighting to put the game to bed. But shortly after Greenwood’s removal – in a pre-planned substitution – his replacement Ramazani sped clear and rounded the keeper to make it 3-1.The young Reds then managed the game cleverly and saw out a win that ensures they stay second behind league leaders West Ham. Source link The post Mason Greenwood and Angel Gomes send Manchester United emphatic reminder in Under-23s masterclass appeared first on 10z Soccer. #MasonGreenwood #Under23S #ManchesterUnitedFC

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