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Manchester United’s Under-18s side have unfortunately been knocked out of the FA Youth Cup despite an impressive run thus far.
The Academy side are currently leading the pack in the Under-18s Premier League having only lost one game all season.
In the FA Youth Cup, The Red Devils scored five goals in each of the first three rounds, beating Coventry 5-0, Preston 5-2 and Chelsea 5-1.
However, their quarter-final against Arsenal went to extra-time before Bendito Mantato grabbed a winner in the 99th minute.
Now, in the semi-final, United travelled to Villa Park to face Aston Villa, with Adam Lawrence’s side narrowly missing a spot in the final.
Things didn’t start well as Villa got the scoring underway in the first five minutes with a direct freekick colliding with the wall, with Trai-Varn Mulley jumping on the rebound to nestle it under the goalkeeper.
However, it only took United 17 minutes to draw level with James Scanlon capitalising on a stray ball in the box, hurtling in and hammering it home.
Just before half-time, United conceded a penalty as goalkeeper Will Murdock caught the ankle of Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba, taking him down in the box.
Thankfully for Murdock, Villa captain Calum Moreland fired the penalty well wide, with the teams remaining equal going into half-time.
Unfortunately United couldn’t break the deadlock in the second half, despite dominating the game, seeing the game go to extra-time and then to penalties.
Ultimately The Villains were victorious in the dreaded shootout, with United now knocked out of the tournament, with head of recruitment Christopher Vivell and United royalty Sir Alex Ferguson both in attendance.
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