Wheatley came off the bench to become the 250th academy graduate to make his debut for Manchester United
Ethan Wheatley made his Manchester United debut in Wednesday’s 4-2 Premier League win over Sheffield United
By the time he did so, Erik ten Hag’s side had twice come from behind to lead the relegation-battling Blades 4-2, with Fernandes scoring two and laying on another for Rasmus Hojlund.With the Yorkshire side’s resistance finally broken, Fernandes pulled Wheatley aside and said he would do his best to set up a goal-scoring opportunity during the nine minutes of time added on.
With injuries hitting Ten Hag’s squad, the manager has frequently relied on academy players to supplement his first-team squad and Wheatley was joined on the bench by Harry Amass, Habeeb Ogunneye and Louis Jackson, who all played 45 minutes of Tuesday’s under-18s match.“It’s probably an amazing feeling for ,” Fernandes added. “I’ve been a kid myself, although I didn’t come through an academy to play for the first team like he’s doing.
“And even the other ones who are on the bench, we all trust them, we all think they have the qualities to come on, even play in the first XI to give us help.”
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