The Man Utd kids tipped to shine in pre-season
Luke Shaw, Mason Mount, Leny Yoro, Ayden Heaven won't be picked, while centre-back Matthijs de Ligt seems unlikely to be called up by the Netherlands given his injury issues, and keeper Andre Onana is still under contract but currently on loan in Turkey with Trabzonspor. That is potentially a lot of youngsters playing against Wrexham, and potentially Norwegian side Rosenborg on 24 July. "At the end of the season and the start of next we will sit down and look at the individual pathways and programmes for the players," he added.
"There will be some that hopefully, if their performance levels - and where they're at - deserves, will be involved with the first team in pre-season. "Then you're looking to see if those players grasp the opportunities, just in terms of, for instance, it being a World Cup year, there might be even more players that go with the first team. "When you get those opportunities, then it's down to the player to perform and give a good impression of themselves.
" Shea Lacey – Lacey, 19, has already made three senior appearances as a substitute and been on the bench 11 times, including against Brentford even though he made a goalscoring appearance for Lawrence's under-21 side the day before. Lawrence has already said the England Under-20 wide forward, a left-footed player who operates on the right, is transitioning into a full-time member of the first-team squad. JJ Gabriel – The 15-year-old star of United's under-18 team.
Gabriel is top scorer in the Premier League Under-18 league. His speed and balance set him apart from other talents at the same age and is only lacking physical stature, which is another reason why his progress is being monitored so closely. He has trained regularly with the first team this season and had rules around his age - he was 14 at the start of the season and would almost certainly have been called up to the senior matchday squad before now.
Radek Vitek – The 22-year-old, who was given a new United contract last July until 2028, has had an outstanding campaign on loan at Bristol City. The big question is what happens now? Vitek made it clear in an interview with BBC Sport last month his overriding priority is to play.
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