Man Utd: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ‘we need to strengthen the squad’
Marcus Rashford, Brandon Williams and Scott McTominay are the perfect role models for Manchester United's next group of academy hopefuls. That's the opinion of head of first-team development, Nicky Butt.
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The home-grown trio combined to make 117 first-team appearances under manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer during the 2019-20 season.
The emergence of 18-year-old Mason Greenwood also served as evidence of United's willingness to promote youth.
The forward registered 10 goals in 31 Premier League appearances and Butt is hopeful that more players of that calibre from United's production line can follow suit.
"They can look at the lads who have done so well playing in the first team, playing lots of games now.
"Marcus has had so many games at a young age, Brandon is stepping into the fore now, Scott McTominay. I don't need to name them as you know them all.
"The lads have got an abundance of players to aspire to be like and we're proud of them all.
"Hopefully, the next one will come along in the next few years and, if that happens, we're all doing our jobs well and it will help the manager, and the club, get to where it wants to be."
Butt continued to discuss the club's transfer policy and revealed more loan deals would be sanctioned to allow the youngsters to secure regular first-team football.
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"And we've had them over the years and they've all had a time where they've been beaten and all had a time when they get to win. The end game is getting into the first team or having careers in the game.
"It is what we do well and, this year, there is no difference. The older ones will go out on loan in the next month or so and the younger ones will step up. It's the history of the club and what it has always been."