Carrick Plans Youth Run at Brighton in Man U Game

Michael Carrick has signaled that younger players could be involved in the man u game at Brighton next week, with Manchester United set for their final Premier League match of the season. He said the club will reassess before the trip, and the move would give academy players a chance at senior league minutes.

Carrick and Brighton

“It is something we would love to happen - one hundred percent,” Carrick said about giving younger players a chance before the Brighton game. “Obviously we will reassess leading into the Brighton game, but it is a massive part for me and for this football club to try and bring the younger players on and give them opportunities to see what they can do.”

That stance fits what he has done since taking over at United in January. Carrick has been a regular at academy games, and he watched the FA Youth Cup final defeat at Manchester City on Thursday.

United Academy Options

Shea Lacey and the Fletcher twins, Tyler and Jack, seem likely to have some involvement on the final day. Those names point to a clear opportunity for United’s younger group after a season in which the club kept leaning on its development pathway.

The Brighton side they are heading toward is not coming in cold. Brighton beat Manchester United 1-0 in the PL2 final on Saturday night at the Amex Stadium, with Tyler Silsby scoring the second-half winner after United’s best chances fell to Lacey, Chido Obi and skipper Sonny Aljofree.

United Youth And Brighton

United could not make those chances count in the PL2 final, while Brighton moved on after a 12th-placed finish. Carrick’s next selection call now sits over that backdrop: a senior league game at Brighton, with younger United players in line for a possible run-out and the club still trying to turn academy promise into first-team minutes.

For those players, the final league day is more than a late-season formality. It is a chance to show what they can do in a Premier League match that United are already using to widen the path from academy football to the senior side.