U18s: United 7 West Brom 0
United's U18s produced their best performance of the season,
smashing seven past West Bromwich Albion at Carrington on Saturday,
four of them from in-form forward Danny Welbeck.
After a slow start to the campaign, the Reds U18s have made steady
progress since, and this victory is reward for some promising
performances in recent weeks.
Welbeck got the rout underway after just eight minutes, sliding in
to divert Magnus Eikrem's pass goalwards from six yards. Ten
minutes later, the same combination made it two as Welbeck ran onto
the Norwegian's quickly taken free-kick to cheekily lob Alsop in
the visiting goal.
The Manchester-born forward didn't have to wait long to claim his
hat-trick. With just thirty minutes on the watch, Danny
Drinkwaters incisive through-ball put Welbeck in. The 16-year-old
rounded Alsop and stroked the ball into the empty net.
United were solid at the back, creative in the middle and clinical
up-front, and the Reds made it four moments before the break.
Welbeck was central to the move again, flicking a pass through to
Italian striker Federico Macheda, who calmly slotted the ball
home.
And the Reds were not finished there. After the break, Welbeck
picked up were he had left off in the first half, adding his fourth
and United's fifth after 53 minutes. After a one-two with Macheda,
Welbeck bamboozled the visiting defence before caressing the ball
right-footed into the bottom corner.
Contine here
Premier Academy League
Carrington, Sat 20 October
MANCHESTER UNITED 7
Welbeck (8, 20, 31, 53), Macheda (45), Ajose (65, 71)
WEST BROM 0
