It was a week of Premier League finals for Manchester Uniteds academy.
While most noticeably Uniteds u21s suffered heart breaking defeat in the Premier League 2 semi-final to Manchester City, Uniteds younger age groups fared better.
Uniteds u15s raised the cup with a 3-1 win over Chelsea in the Premier League Floodlit Cup national final.
There were some familiar names in the United squad including that of Kai Rooney, the son of United legend Wayne Rooney and his son looks to be following in his footsteps as a goalscorer.
Kai found the net twice in the win and set up the third goal for Jodie Nganga, who United signed from Liverpool.
Kai also provided the winner in the Floodlit Cup North final to book Uniteds place in the national final with Chelsea.
Trailing 0-3 to City in the North final, United embarked on a heroic comeback capped off by Kais extra time winner against his former club to win 4-3.
IT HAD TO BE HIM! An incredible game was capped off by U15 Kai Rooney scoring in extra time to help beat rivals Man City in the final 4-3They were 3-0 down with 15 minutes to go #MUFC
Like father like son!https://t.co/y3mF8yiHhd pic.twitter.com/jtLjAYRNeZ
— TheSecretScout (@TheSecretScout_) May 1, 2025
The talented group, which also contains the sons of Michael Carrick and Robert Earnshaw, Jacey Carrick and Silva Mexes, are no strangers to silverware, having won the u14s Premier League Albert Phelan Super Cup the year before.
They werent the only group to raise a cup in the last week either, as the current u14s defeated Manchester City in the final of the Premier League International Cup 2-0. This was sweet revenge after City defeated them in the final the year prior.
On the route to the final, United dispatched German outfit RB Leipzig, Fulham, Norwich, and Chelsea.
Further down, United’s u13s also qualified for the national final but fell to a narrow 2-4 loss to Arsenal.
While titles at academy level is not the most important objective, winning them shows the level of talent coming through Uniteds academy and may just lead to some familiar names back in the first team.
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Colm Murphy A football obsessed Canadian who moved to England to enjoy the beautiful game. Colm has been keen follower of Manchester United’s famed academy since seeing a fresh faced Adnan Januzaj for the club’s u18s and has been writing about football with a focus on youth development for over 10 years.
