Manchester United s 14-year-old Messi was recruited to the first team training, and Amorin took a photo with him! Not qualified for the competition

Although Manchester United's 14-year-old JJ Gabriel is too young to even participate in the FA Youth Cup of the team U18 youth team this season. But he has been promised to follow Ruben Amorin's first team training from time to time this season. This week he seemed to be participating in a team of practice in Carrington, with Amorin taking a photo with him.

Gabriel, who has an EU passport, renewed his contract with Manchester United this summer and refused to poach European giants such as Barcelona. Club athletic director Jason Wilcox played an active role in persuading him to stay in the team and certainly made some substantial commitments. Training with the first team is one of them.

Gabriel made his first start in the Manchester United Under-18 youth team's 1-0 victory over Everton last Saturday, performing well and winning the winning penalty. The next day, he was invited to the boardroom at Old Trafford Stadium to watch the Premier League match between Manchester United's first team and Arsenal, which further demonstrated the club's determination to make him feel like he was a part of the team.

Amorin met with the young talent at the £50m refurbished Carrington first-team training base this week. Manchester United coach will see Gabriel more this season as the club arranges him to the first team training roster. The club has awarded him the No. 95 jersey, though the youngest member, wearing the record-breaking jersey.

It is not uncommon for youth training players to train with the first team, especially on the day after the game, the main players usually take a day off and do some recovery training, and young players will take over their positions to make up the number of players. But it is rare to train with the first team at the age of 14. Most 14-year-olds are going to school, doing homework, and hanging out with friends.

Gabriel will not participate in Manchester United's FA Youth Cup this season, as players must be born before August 31, 2010, if they are over 15 years old to be eligible for the competition. Similarly, he cannot participate in the official first-team competitions such as the Premier League, and he will have to wait until next season to have the chance to complete his debut.

Gabriel, who signed with Ronaldo's eldest son, to Manchester United, has not actually met the standards called the Red Devils' youth training. According to the "household registration book", if you play for the club for three seasons or 36 months between the ages of 15 and 21, you will only be considered a qualified player for the club's youth training. Gabriel joined the club in February 2022, but he only turned 15 on October 6 this year, and he is starting to become an age.

However, Gabriel has been regarded as Manchester United's "Youth Training Prince" and became famous in April this year, when he became the youngest player in the history of the Red Devils U18 team and scored twice in a 13-1 victory over Leeds United youth team. Nike has signed with him early and is optimistic that he will become his ace player like Ronaldo in the future.

Gabriel and Mini Ronaldo are good friends. Ronaldo is also familiar with this junior who often comes to his home to play. When he leaves Manchester United, he gives him a signature jersey as a souvenir. Manchester United also officially announced a key appointment to the Youth Academy on Thursday, with Stephen Torpey being appointed director of youth training. Topie joined from Brentford, where he rebuilds the youth training system from U9 to U18, with nearly 20 years of experience in elite academy coaching and management, and earlier worked at Manchester City and Liverpool.