Man Utd have trained at Carrington ahead of the Premier League clash with Tottenham at Old Trafford this weekend.
JJ Gabriel was involved in first-team training at Manchester United for the second successive day with Michael Carrick including five academy graduates in his session. The 15-year-old was included in Tuesday’s session with some senior players having a recovery day after the win against Fulham, but he kept his spot on Wednesday when Carrick stepped up preparations for the Premier League fixture against Tottenham on Saturday.
Gabriel is ineligible to play in Premier League games, but he is highly rated at United and has scored 11 goals in 16 games for the academy this season. His inclusion in first-team training on a more regular basis is evidence of the talent that United believe he possesses.
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The forward was one of five youngsters to be included in the training session, along with midfield trio Jack Moorhouse and Jack and Tyler Fletcher. Moorhouse, 20, was recalled to the club from a loan spell at Leyton Orient late on deadline day.
There was also a place in training for 17-year-old full-back Yuel Helafu. The right-back has made 11 appearances for the Under-18s this season and also featured on four occasions for the Under-21s in Premier League 2, as well as starting two of the EFL Trophy games.
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There was no sign of Matthijs de Ligt or Mason Mount at training, with both missing the weekend win against Fulham. De Ligt has now been absent for more than two months with a back injury, while Mount sustained a minor injury in training last week.
There were no other noticeable first-team absentees aside from Patrick Dorgu, who is set to miss a couple of months with a hamstring injury.