Image Credits: Dinamo Zagreb Football Club
Even in pre-season, there are cups to be won.
Erik ten Hag’s side won the Snapdragon Cup when they beat Real Betis 3-2 earlier in the week.
And there’s also the Community Shield final next Saturday that will also be a chance to gain more silverware.
But it’s not only the senior side that competes for trophies.
At all levels of club football, Manchester United have teams competing to win games and tournaments.
The Manchester United under-19s have also been involved in a cup competition.
2024 Mladen Ramljak Memorial Tournament has been taking place in Croatia and the u19 side have been competing in there.
Not only that, but they made it to today’s final where they faced local side Dinamo Zagreb.
United u19s had been on fire in the tournament on their way to the final.
They beat Udinese under-19s 5-0 in their opening group game.
Following that, they swept AS Trencin aside 4-1, before drawing their final group game 1-1 with SK Rapid Wien.
Those results were enough to put them through to the final that took place this morning.
Unfortunately, the team just fell short.
Mladen Ramljak Memorial Tournament final result
In a game that swung back and back, Dinamo Zagreb emerged 3-2 victors in the cup final.
Mislav Ćutuk gave Dinamo the lead with his fifth goal of the tournament.
United equalised through Jacob Devaney, before Petar Andrić made it 2-1 to Dinamo.
Jim Thwaite’s effort was credited as an own goal from Noi Mikiću that brought United back on level terms, before substitute Leo Rimac hit the winner for Dinamo Zagreb.
So the young United side come back from the trip as runners-up and not Mladen Ramljak Memorial Tournament champions.
But it wasn’t all bad news for the youngsters.
At least one of the players got his hands on a medal.
Goalkeeper Elyh Harrison won the best goalkeeper of the tournament award.
So it wasn’t all lost.
At the very least, these youngsters have gained valuable experience playing in an international tournament final.
And that will only help their careers moving forward.
NAKON 9 GODINA OSVOJILI SMO RAMLJAK
Naši juniori svladali su i zadnju prepreku na putu do trofeja pobijedivši Manchester United 3:2 u finalu turnira!
Ćutuk
Andrić
RimacBRAVO DEČKI pic.twitter.com/dVustf6VQN
— GNK Dinamo (@gnkdinamo) August 4, 2024
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