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Manchester United Fan View: Harrop steals the show on his United debut
Josh Harrop joined Manchester United in July 2012, and the United supporter made an auspicious start to his career in Warren Joyce’s youth team by scoring four times in 11 starts in 2014/15. His progress with the under-21 team last season was unfortunately curtailed by injuries and he only managed 13 appearances.
This season however, the attacking midfielder has has flourished once again, scoring eight goals in 21 Premier League 2 appearances. He came to Jose Mourinho’s attention last Monday for the under-23 side, scoring a timely hat-trick against Tottenham.
His reward was to make his full Premier League debut, as Mourinho rested his experienced players for the season-defining Europa League final. The youngest United side ever fielded in the Premier League – an average age of 22 years and 284 days – played like they there were enjoying it from the off.
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In particular, it was palpable that Harrop was seizing the opportunity, as he looked to get on the ball as much as possible. He didn’t appear fazed by the Premier League occasion in the slightest. Harrop showed confidence in asking for the ball, elegance on it as well as intelligence off it.
He needed just 15 minutes to announce his arrival with a wonderful finish, after his agility and quick feet opened up an angle to shoot on the right-hand side. There was an unerring confidence in how he ignored well-positioned team-mates to take on the chance himself.
The 21 year old from Stockport revealed post-match that walking down the tunnel gave him goosebumps but there was no evidence of nerves or awe in his man-of-the-match display.
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“I said to myself: ‘I want to get on the ball early and get as many touches as I can’. That’s what I did and it helped me progress in the game.” – Harrop
There was also a nice moment for Angel Gomes, cousin of former United player Luis Nani, who replaced captain Wayne Rooney at the end of the game to make his debut. Gomes became the first player born in the 21st century to play in the Premier League and the youngest United debutant since Duncan Edwards made his debut in 1953.
