The 17-year-old's progress has been remarkable, with the German-born talent actually featuring for the club's under-21s before representing the under-18s. He towers above many of his colleagues, including 15-year-old Gabriel and 16-year-old Rooney, who measure around 5'5" and 5'9" respectively, though still with time to grow. Before those games, he got on the scoresheet in their 4-1 thrashing of Oxford United in the FA Youth Cup. Such is the anticipation surrounding this United generation that the club's caretaker manager, Michael Carrick, undertook the 300-mile round journey to Oxford to observe the Youth Cup fixture. Gabriel is attracting plenty of attention with his goals"In the Youth Cup, I've got great memories personally of the Youth Cup when I was younger.
