Ten Hag impressed by Man Utd youngster Fletcher

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1 Dec 2023 • 1:00 PM MYT
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Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has been impressed by a teenager in the youth setup.

The Dutch coach is not afraid to give young players a go, as evidenced by his faith in youngster Kobbie Mainoo.

Now it appears that Ten Hag is impressed with Darren Fletcher's son Jack Fletcher.

The 16-year-old and his twin brother are both a part of the United academy at present.

A source said, per The Sun: Erik Ten Hag has been watching Jack closely for several months now and has been really impressed. He thinks he has huge potential which is why he decided to promote him to train with the first team last week.

Ten Hag is now working with his staff to put a plan in place to try and develop and fast-track Jack's progress.

He is likely to go out on loan next season but Erik believes, in the long term, he has a massive future at United. He's been wowed by his attitude, and his maturity and - thinks he is the latest in an exciting crop of talent to be coming through at United."