Manchester United's Anthony Elanga has admitted scoring his first international goal for Sweden was bittersweet.
21.05.2022 - 06:29 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Ralf Rangnick believes 'two or three' academy talents could be permanently promoted to the Manchester United squad next season.
Anthony Elanga broke into the first-team on Rangnick's watch and scored crucial goals against Brentford, Leeds and Atletico Madrid this calendar year, earning the 19-year-old his first call-up to the Sweden national team in March.
Hannibal Mejbri, also 19, made his second appearance for the club as a late substitute at Liverpool last month and the 17-year-old Argentinian Alejandro Garnacho came on for his debut against Chelsea two weeks before scoring twice in the FA Youth Cup final win over Nottingham Forest.
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Left-back Alvaro Fernandez, 19, has been included in the last three Premier League matchday squads and could make his debut at Crystal Palace on Sunday, having been named the Under-23 player of the year.
Charlie Savage and Zidane Iqbal emerged for their debuts in Rangnick's second game in charge against Young Boys in December and Savage signed a new contract this week after training with the first-team.
"Obviously not all of them," Rangnick replied when asked if the youngsters he has trained could move into the first-team. "There might be one or two, or maybe even three, where it makes sense to have them in pre-season so that they can also show to Erik [ten Hag] if they are already ready to play.
"On the other hand, for an 18 or 19-year-old just to be here, to be part of the squad and not get enough game-time, then it might make sense to go on loan somewhere, like [James] Garner did at Nottingham Forest or quite a few other players did with other clubs. This could also be an option.
"But yes, there are a few talented players. Hannibal has already
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