In a proud week for United's Academy, many of the regular options open to Ricky Sbragia were not considered after their trip to Paris in midweek. Brandon Williams, James Garner, Angel Gomes, Tahith Chong and Mason Greenwood will all have benefited hugely from the experience of one of the most memorable nights in the club's history of knockout football in Europe.
Consequently, the midfield trio was entirely made up of Under-18s - Ethan Galbraith, Dylan Levitt and Aliou Traore - with centre-back Di'Shon Bernard and Ramazani also in the XI.
Sunderland went in at the break a goal to the good thanks to Benjamin Kimpioka, but a spirited second-half display from United led to Ramazani scoring a late goal to claim a share of the spoils.