Man United's U19s took on FC Copenhagen in the UEFA Youth League earlier this week, in a tight game at Leigh Sports Village.
Alfred Johansson is in charge of F.C. Copenhagen's Under-19s and he talked to this correspondent for an interview last month.
The UEFA Youth League mirrors the senior Champions League group stages. It's an opportunity for youngsters to test themselves against European peers and Copenhagen arrived in Manchester with the perfect record. "We had some plans for that, but it didn't really work out and we need to go home and assess what really happened there.
"I prepared the players for a more individual approach for them, but I felt they were strong collectively." "I think they have been talking a lot and looking forward to this day, but it's only affected them in a positive way." "I'm so proud because, just like I told the boys in the locker room after, I think it's so important if you want to make it at a top level, if you want to play for our first-team, you need to be able to play these kind of games away from home in Europe.
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