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Manchester United U18s have beaten Leeds United 13-1, with impressive youngster Victor Musa scoring six goals in the first half.
Jim Thwaites also scored three, with 14-year-old JJ Gabriel coming off the bench to bag a brace on his debut and cap off a star-studded display.
Musa kicked off the scoring in the 2nd minute by converting a penalty, and added to the scoring with two quick-fire goals to complete his hattrick within 14 minutes.
He would add his fourth and fifth within ten minutes, before Thwaites scored his team’s sixth with a brilliantly-taken free kick.
And the 17-year-old would complete a hattrick of his own before half time, converting to complete a trio of assists for Amir Ibragimov.
Musa would get his sixth and his team’s ninth just before the whistle.
There would be no let-up following the break, with James Bailey adding a tenth six minutes into the second half with a superb finish.
Leeds would get a goal back in the 54th minute through Kenneth Mensah but it would weigh no bearing on the score-line.
Dan Armer would hit straight back to score United’s 11th, heading in from Jack Fletcher’s corner.
Teenager JJ Gabriel would make his debut in the second half, and marked it with an immediate goal in the 88th minute, finishing well after being played through.
He would then add a second and United’s 13th, completing a dream afternoon in the sun for him and his teammates.
The strong performance will have come as a great sight to first-team manager Ruben Amorim, who will be looking closely at a number of the stand-out performers for debuts in the near-future.
AND ANOTHER!!
JJ Gabriel with a beautiful touch and left-footed finish to make it 13-1 for United.
Clearly a very special talent. pic.twitter.com/1rYIOs7R83
— SCOOP. (@AcademyScoop) April 5, 2025
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