United start young with search for next stars

Football's increasingly global nature means Manchester United will approach the FA Youth Cup final with Sheffield United pledging to continue their worldwide search for talent.

The likelihood is Paul McGuinness' side for tomorrow's first-leg duel at Bramall Lane will include representatives from Italy, Holland and France.

Spanish World Cup winner Gerard Pique appeared in the competition for United in recent years, as did Giuseppe Rossi and Federico Macheda.

And, given the glory Lionel Messi has helped Barcelona enjoy since arriving in Catalonia as a 13-year-old, it is clear operating purely within the boundaries of Greater Manchester is not an option.

"It is a global game now," said United academy director Brian McClair, the former Scotland striker.

"You only have to look at the number of people in the first team and where they come from. When I first came down to England, if someone had told me what was going to happen, I would have said 'No chance'."

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List of Wonderkid

List of Wonderkids Player

Goalkeepers
Matej Delac
David De Gea
Vincenzo Fiorillo
Alphonse Areola
Luis Guilherme
David Ospina
Josh Lambo
Zacharie Boucher

Defenders
Davide Santon
Cesar Azpilicueta
Fabio
Diego Renan
Mamadou Sakho
Nicolas Otamendi
Gareth Bale
Chris Smalling
Rafael
Marc Muniesa
Phil Jones
Mark Beevers
Marek Suchy
Daniel Opare
Sebastian Corchia
Loic Nestor
Breno
Mario Fernandes
Ezequiel Munoz
Tamas Kadar
Kyriakos Papadopoulos
Danny Wilson
Joe Mattock
Serge Aurier

Midfielders
Coutinho
Adem Ljajic
Franco Zuculini
Bebe
Lewis Holtby
Georginio Wijnaldum
Sandro
Steven Defour
Martin Galvan
Marko Marin
Carlos Eduardo
Giuliano
Diego Buonanotte
Sotiris Ninis
Henri Saivet
Rodney Sneijder
Misrolav Stoch
Zezinho
Sergio Canales
Fabian Delph
Clement Grenier
Gael Kakuta
Miralem Pjanic
Oscar
Toni Kroos
Aaron Ramsey
Lorenzo Crisetig
Fausto Rossi
Jonjo Shelvey
Jack Rodwell
Haris Vuckic
David Petrucci
Jack Wilshere
Gai Assulin

Strikers
Neymar
Mario Balotelli
Victor Moses
Nile Ranger
Nathan Delfouneso
Jonathan Cristaldo
Bojan
Daniel Pacheco
Aaron
Iker Muniain
Guilherme
Yannis Tafer
Andrej Kramaric
Dentinho
Keirisson
Mattia Destro
Romelu Lukaku
Eden Hazard
Son Heung-Min
Borja Baston
Khouma Babacar
Yaya Sanogo
Wellington Silva
Abel Hernandez
Thomas Muller
Alberto Paloschi
Federico Macheda
Pato
Daniel Sturridge

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United & Wonderkid

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