Highly-rated midfielder James Garner has signed a long-term contract keeping him at Manchester United until at least 2022. A new long-term #MUFC deal for James Garner ✔️ #MUAcademy— Manchester United (@ManUtd) March 15, 2019Garner made his Premier League debut against Crystal Palace last month and has been involved with the first-team squad regularly under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. With the club since the age of eight, the England youth international was recently likened to captain-turned-coach Michael Carrick. “I believe he’s got the chance to have a great future,” United caretaker boss Solskjaer said last month. James Garner has captained England at youth level (Mike Egerton/PA)“He knows we believe in him, we’ve got great faith in him as the next Michael Carrick.

Source: Irish Examiner March 15, 2019 17:03 UTC