Manchester United’s U18 side are on a four-game winning streak, having beaten Stoke City 2-1 on Saturday, with one player particularly impressing.
Darren Fletcher’s side have bounced back from a poor run of form through October and now sit on a winning run, but against Stoke on Saturday was the closest this came to ending.
Manchester United needed a very late winner to secure all three points in the game, which saw a very young side named.
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Rafe McCormack was among the goals for United in the first half, but it was his teammate who got the all-important winner.
For this player, it meant an increasingly strong goal record.
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Louie Bradbury continues his excellent season for Manchester United U18
The winner for United was scored by Louie Bradbury, despite only coming off the bench for a 32-minute cameo.
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Bradbury replaced Noah Ajayi, and the impact was massive as he turned home Yuel Helafu’s pull-back with the shot taking a deflection, but it was going in anyway.
After scoring, Bradbury celebrated passionately, clearly meaning a lot to him after he battled back from injury and hasn’t lost his scoring shoes.
This was his second goal in the three league games he has played this season, averaging a goal every 54 minutes that he’s been on the pitch.
Bradbury scored in the 7-0 thrashing of Liverpool, and now he’s added a second as he surely looks to make the number nine position his own going forward.
Louie Bradbury is a Chido Obi level striker talent
Bradbury is only 17, but already, fans should know all about him. This is because Bradbury scored 41 goals during the 2024/25 season across various age groups.
Now, he is translating this to the next level with ease, and if he continues to score this often over the course of the U18 Premier League season, it would be record-setting form.
Bradbury has drawn comparisons to Chido Obi for his goal record, and now this unstoppable form has continued.
Having only returned from injury a few weeks ago, Bradbury is still getting back to his best, and when he does, he could begin to make real statements.
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