Our first Goal of the Month poll of the 2016/17 season shines the spotlight on several of Manchester United’s rising stars.
In fact, five of the eight strikes on our shortlist were scored at Reserves or Academy level, including fine efforts by Angel Gomes, who was still 15 when he hit a hat-trick against Everton on Saturday, and 16-year-old Nishan Burkart, who netted after impressive work by Indy Boonen in the same game.
Demi Mitchell’s brilliant late lob to defeat Leicester City’s Under-23s is nominated, as are Boonen’s angled finish against Liverpool Under-18s and Callum Gribbin’s wonderful solo goal against Barcelona in the Otten Cup.