{"id":1108224,"date":"2019-09-25T18:28:19","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T17:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1108224"},"modified":"2019-09-26T08:36:34","modified_gmt":"2019-09-26T07:36:34","slug":"man-utd-youth-players-good-enough","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/man-utd-youth-players-good-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"“It’s not about talent alone” \u2013 Are Man Utd’s young players good enough?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manchester United haven’t exactly made an ideal start to the season. <\/b><\/p>\n

The Red Devils find themselves eighth in the Premier League table with just two victories form their opening six games.<\/p>\n

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has put faith in youth to a certain extent since his full-time appointment last-term, but is it time to give the club’s young players even more responsibility?<\/p>\n

Some of the older heads in the squad have simply not been meeting expectations, while the likes of Mason Greenwood, Angel Gomes and Tahith Chong have been patiently waiting in the wings.<\/p>\n

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READ MORE: Every current Premier League club\u2019s best and worst result<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Those players have impressed when given the opportunity, and the relatively inexperienced Daniel James, 21, has been one of the team’s stand-out performers this term.<\/p>\n

What’s more, it’s easy to forget just how young 21-year-old Marcus Rashford and 23-year-old Anthony Martial actually are.<\/p>\n

So are Manchester United’s youngsters good enough to make an immediate impact in the first-team? Do some of them need to leave on loan? Or can they transform Solskjaer’s squad from a promising group to an accomplished unit straight away?<\/p>\n

Watch the video at the top of the article to see the full discussion with Statman Dave<\/a>, Adam McKola<\/a> and Emma Jones<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Subscribe to\u00a0Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Manchester United haven’t exactly made an ideal start to the season. The Red Devils find themselves eighth in the Premier League table with just two victories form their opening six games. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has put faith in youth to a certain extent since his full-time appointment last-term, but is it time to give the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":355,"featured_media":1108290,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"","_yoast_wpseo_title":"Man Utd news: Are youth players good enough to make first-team impact?","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Should Ole Gunnar Solskjaer put more faith in Man Utd's youngsters? 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