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How United's unique Pre-Academy programme is thriving

There have been some amazing success stories from this phase of the Academy structure. A number of current first-team players began their time with the club at Pre-Academy level - Marcus Rashford, Mason Greenwood and Scott McTominay all joined United before they celebrated their ninth birthdays.

The club’s dedication to the development of home-grown talent is, and will remain, a core part of the Academy programme. Under Premier League rules this development must begin at Under-9s level and United prepare groups for this phase by engaging with a number of children to enable them to experience the programme before registration.