Leigh Sports Village: Man United academy learn fate of stadium | OneFootball

Manchester United’s under-21s have had another positive season.

Positive season

The academy has seen four players make their senior debuts this season.

Shea Lacey, Bendito Mantato, Jack and Tyler Fletcher have all appeared in the Premier League this season.

They also finished second in the Premier League 2 table, finishing on equal points with Chelsea.

They lost 1-3 in their final league game against Newcastle and were knocked out of the Premier League International Cup after a 2-4 loss to Real Madrid in extra-time.

Confirmation for next season

There had been some uncertainty as to where United’s under-21s would play next season, but this has reportedly now been decided.

The Daily Mail report, “that Rochdale’s ground was about to be the new base for the Under 21s heading into next season.”

Nonetheless, the Spotland Stadium will not be the new home of the under-21s after all, and they will continue to play at the Leigh Sports Village.

The newspaper “understands that while this was a consideration at one stage for United, bosses have ultimately decided to stick with Leigh Sports Village.”

Unfortunately, United have seen attendances decrease for academy games this year in spite of the strong form of the team.

An example of this is that “only half a stand gets opened up for supporters, compared to the entire stand that was used for most matches last season.”

United have decided that they are still happy with the arrangement, and the under-21s will play there for the foreseeable future.

The Women’s team also plays at Leigh for most of their home matches domestically and in Europe.

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