Reece Devine and Connor Stanley have arrived at the club as first-year scholars and will compete for places in the starting XI, with the Reds opening the campaign with a home game against Derby County on Friday 10 August, live on MUTV.

Devine is an enterprising left-back who turns 17 a week before Christmas, while Stanley operates on the right wing and is a similar age. Both have impressed the United coaches with their talents.