Teen Trio turn Pro

[mg91]

Teen trio turn pro

Teenagers Matthew James, Scott Wootton and Oliver Gill all signed professional contracts with United on Wednesday 1 July.

The trio impressed last term in the Reserves and Academy sides, with James, in particular, catching the eye with an impressive goal haul.

The Bacup-born 17-year-old (pictured) scored six times for the U18s in just 14 appearances. He also found the net four times for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s second-string, including three spectacular efforts from distance.

Scott Wootton’s contract comes on the back of his first full season at United. The 17-year-old defender arrived from Liverpool last summer and has been a model of reliability and consistency at the heart of the Academy defence.

Alongside him for much of the season was Oliver Gill. Gill, 18 and a commanding presence on the pitch, can play in the middle or on the left side of defence. His height also makes him a threat at attacking set-pieces.

To view an image gallery of all three players, click on the picture of Matthew James above.

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I've heard good things about Matty James, and Oliver Gill has always performed well when I have been able to watch Academy games/highlights, which admittedly isn't often.

It's a good sign of progress at any rate, and hopefully under Ole, they will be able to take the next step.

[KingJulian]

Cool. I hope Ole will do a good job with them and supply the first team with quality backup.

[EpoXy05]

james seems to be quite the striker, i can see why he was dubbed a long distance striker



what a shot

[KingJulian]

Great vid mate. Thanks

Indeed a great shot on goal.