Omari Forson is the latest young player from the Manchester United academy to be introduced to the first team by coach Erik ten Hag.
Omari Forson has taken youth football by storm this season, completely dominating the game at that level. Scoring 7 goals and 2 assists despite not even playing as a striker is a testament to the 19-year-old attacker’s abilities. He is a left-footed right winger, and moreover, he has experience playing as number 10 in a 4-2-3-1 formation, a position where Bruno Fernandes rarely rests. Forson has been practicing with the first team for a long time and expects to make his debut soon. This young star is so versatile that he can even play on the left wing.
Forson finally came off the bench to replace Marcus Rashford in stoppage time in the Red Devils’ 2-0 away win over Wigan Athletic in the third round of the Emirates FA Cup.
Forson is the latest young star to debut at MU
The 18-year-old was involved in Man United’s pre-season last summer, having also come off the bench against RC Lens at Old Trafford during that time, but against Latics was the first official match he played for MU’s first team
The creative midfielder is the 249th player to have graduated from Man United’s youth system to progress to the first team. According to the Red Devils homepage: “It was a moment for both him and everyone involved in the Academy. We can all be extremely proud.”
Forson told MUTV at the DW Stadium: “I think it’s an honour. I’ve been working towards this moment for quite a long time so I’m really happy to finally get my minutes.” my figҺt.”
Forson wore the number 62 shirt at Wigan, and was one of several academy players on the squad for the FA Cup tie – along with defender Rhys Bennett and striker Joe Hugill, both of whom had also been waiting on the bench.
He is the 249th graduate of the Red Devils.
Furthermore, a total of 12 MU players at DW Stadium graduated from the club’s academy. In addition to those who have played professionally for many years, there are many familiar faces to Forson, among them Kobbie Mainoo, who is also a member of the 2022 FA Youth Cup winning squad.
Forson said of his team-mate: “I think Kobbie has been playing quite a bit recently and there’s a lot of other academy boys going through the academy system like me, so that’s really helped me.” .”
The next young player to be introduced to the first team will have the honor of becoming the 250th academy graduate in the Red Devils’ illustrious history. Erik ten Hag is quite cool with young talents, which is a rare optimistic aspect of his time at Man United.