Manchester United’s 19-year-old defender Max Taylor could be set to make his first-team debut against Astana in the Europa League on Thursday night, one year on from undergoing chemotherapy treatment for testicular cancer.
Taylor began the treatment 12 months ago and only returned to training in September after receiving the all-clear from medical staff.
Now, he may well become the latest youngster to graduate from the club’s youth set-up to the first team under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after being named in the travelling squad to play in Kazakhstan.
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“Obviously, Ole has given quite a few of us the opportunity to travel with the team and, hopefully, a few of us will get a game,” he told United’s official website.