The U18s at Manchester United have done it again, winning their second trophy of the season, now the star of the show has sent a message.
On Tuesday night, new Manchester United technical director Jason Wilcox watched as Ethan Wheatley scored twice in the 2-1 cup win over Man City.
The U18s have had a remarkable season and it’s being rounded off in style after winning the Premier League North last week, this week it was the PL Cup.
It’s a testament to the academy and the coaching that there are so many excellent players right now through the ranks.
Undoubtedly though, the star of the show was Ethan Wheatley as he scored both United goals in the first half before a half-time exit.
His first goal, in particular, was labelled ‘sensational‘ and was a truly top-drawer moment and showed the development he’s had this season into a top prospect as he continues to be named in match-day squads.
Now, after the win he’s sent a message to the fans, which his teammates have responded to.
Ethan Wheatley sends a message
After the win, the U18 players were quite clearly exuberant in their celebrations as they look to complete a perfect season with just one thing left to do.
The sense of camaraderie in the squad is huge and it was on full display after the win as we saw how tight-knit a group they are.
Wheatley sent an Instagram message following the win.
Under the collection of pictures from the night which saw a second piece of silverware won, Wheatley wrote: “What a team” followed by a trophy emoji.
His teammates have been sending their own messages under his post.
Wheatley’s Manchester United teammates respond
After he stepped up at the pivotal moment to help his side to the cup, his teammates were thankful and showed it by reacting in the comments.
“The guy”, followed by a heart-eye emoji, wrote Harry Amass who also featured for 45 minutes with first-team inclusion tonight likely.
Jack Fletcher wrote, “Some player”, with a flame emoji following it.
Amir Ibragimov commented, “Machine” with a heart emoji as he’ll have hopes to achieve something similar next season.
Shea Lacey wrote “Him”, while U18 captain Finley McAllister wrote, “Joke” with a laughing face.
Gabriele Biancheri commented a robot emoji, clearly a nod to the fact Wheatley has been robotic in front of goal this season.