Manchester United head of first team development Nicky Butt says the club are fortunate to have Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as manager.
Academy graduates Axel Tuanzebe, James Garner, Angel Gomes, Brandon Williams, Tahith Chong and Mason Greenwood have all featured this season.
And Butt says the Norwegian's experience of working in the academy and being a young player at the club is vitally important in his role.
"He's really approachable, knows the club inside out, what it takes to be a footballer here," Butt said of Solskjaer.
"Even though he wasn't an academy member, he came as a very young boy and was lost, didn't know what to do and embraced the club and ended up becoming one of the family.
"We're fortunate at the minute that Ole is in hotseat. He's coached in the academy, he did his coaching badges with academy players and coaches, so he knows pretty much everybody right down to the Under-12s in the club and that can only be beneficial."
