""I'm really happy with him. "He struggled a little bit with injuries, but they did a very good job balancing his body - and you can sense he can manage more load during training. "He has a lot of talent, but when they come here they can sense the speed is completely different, so they need to spend more time with us to be prepared because our training is hard. In the Premier League games, that pressure is harder, so they need to be ready.""
""When you call a kid up to the first team, they need to behave really well. "This connection is really important. We are putting everything in place - a nutritionist for the academy starts now - in our club. That is something that should be basic. "All these things we are doing, so I have more time with them and I'm more confident with them. When we put these kids in to play in the Premier League, they will struggl"
Manchester United have many midweek fixtures free after failing to qualify for European competition and exiting the Carabao Cup. The manager is using quieter periods to assess academy prospects and give younger players exposure with the first team. Gabriel, 15, has performed above his age for the Under-18s and impressed staff. Seventeen-year-olds Noah Ajayi, Jim Thwaites and Godwill Kukonki have trained alongside the senior squad. Eighteen-year-old Shea Lacey was an unused substitute and could join the matchday squad with senior forwards unavailable. The club is enhancing support, including academy nutrition, to ready youngsters for Premier League demands.
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