Latest youth to break into Ten Hag's starting XI at United has Kamb a very long way...

Of the six United signings on that never-ending transfer deadline day in October 2020, only one started against Liverpool last week.

- SAMUEL LUCKHURST

Willy Kambwala was 16 years and 61 days old when he signed his paperwork, overseen by his agent Darren Dein, the son of former Arsenal chief executive David.

The callow Kambwala move from Sochaux was not worthy of confirmation on United's social media feeds on a day Alex Telles, Edinson Cavani, Facundo Pellistri and Amad agreed their transfers.

A message dropped from one of the United staff members early that evening. "The club have taken an unveiling picture, which rarely happens with academy signings. Possibly indicates they have high hopes for him."

That was the same summer Marc Jurado, Alvaro Fernandez and Alejandro Garnacho touched down on the Manchester tarmac from Spain in the last transfer window for English clubs to sign overseas players under the age of 18 before the prohibitive Brexit regulations.