MANCHESTER UNITED fans are convinced that a 15-year-old academy talent is the next Lamine Yamal.
The hype is around JJ Gabriel, an attacker who has scored 16 goals for the Under-18s this season.
He scored a brace in Saturday’s 3-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers, including a sensational opener in the 24th minute.
Darting into space on the left edge of the box, Gabriel received the ball with three defenders surrounding him.
But he skilfully weaved his way away from them before hitting a powerful left-footed strike from a tight angle which went in off the underside of the bar.
MUTV commentator Liam Bradford said: “Absolutely incredible. What a finish, Gabriel laces it from the underside of the bar from the narrowest of angles.”
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Former United defender Arthur Albiston added: “He just puts his boot right through it and surprises everybody.”
A fan wrote on X: “The best player the academy has produced since Pogba. Scriptwriters gave us our own Yamal.”
Another said: “We need to do everything we can to keep him.”
The performance came under the watchful eye of United interim boss Michael Carrick.
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He was in attendance at their Trafford Training Centre academy facility in Carrington with assistant Steve Holland.
Carrick has made it a priority to attend academy matches, an approach that has won favour with United fans in stark contrast with predecessor Ruben Amorim.