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Manchester United will play Southampton astatine nan SuperCupNI connected Friday
The show of a Manchester United team-sheet pinch nan names Rooney and Carrick upon it whitethorn usually origin fans of nan Red Devils to look backmost fondly but, successful Northern Ireland this week, it has alternatively represented a glimpse of nan imaginable future.
The Premiership giants person a rich | history astatine nan SuperCupNI - nan inferior tourney formerly known arsenic nan Milk Cup - and this year's harvest of under-16s person erstwhile again reached nan Premier Division final.
They will return connected Southampton successful Coleraine connected Friday nighttime successful a crippled that will beryllium streamed unrecorded connected nan BBC Sport website (20:00 BST).
David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt, nan Neville brothers, Danny Wellbeck and Marcus Rashford are conscionable immoderate of those who person shone astatine nan tourney earlier going connected to grace Old Trafford.
Local favourites Jonny Evans and Keith Gillespie, who will beryllium portion of nan BBC sum connected Friday, are notable alumni too.
With their celebrated fathers, Kai Rooney and Jacey Carrick person been attracting plentifulness of attraction connected nan measurement to nan last but their coach, Tom Curtis, does not consciousness nan duo are nether immoderate undue pressure.
"Wayne and Michael were top, apical players - world people players - so, of course, there's a spot of unit connected nan lads but I don't deliberation they consciousness it," said Curtis who is caput of subordinate improvement astatine Manchester United for nan 13-16 property group.
"They person been awesome successful their activity ethic, their application, their attack to nan tournament, which is simply a really reliable one, by nan way, particularly nan measurement we play.
"They're apical guys and hopefully they'll person a bully career."
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Former Manchester United stars Wayne Rooney and Michael Carrick person watched their sons successful nan SuperCupNI
Both Wayne Rooney and Michael Carrick person been willing specatators connected Northern Ireland's northbound seashore this week.
"The parents are fantastic, nan measurement they person supported their sons successful their Manchester United journey," Curtis said.
"In each seriousness, nan measurement they arsenic parents negociate nan lads' shot has been apical people and I don't consciousness that nan boys consciousness immoderate pressure
"I've sewage to say, immoderate clip I've ever said to them they're level-headed, very calm, not expecting excessively overmuch from nan boys – conscionable letting them get connected and bask their shot and that is really reflected successful nan measurement they spell astir their business."
With truthful galore from erstwhile teams having gone connected to master careers, section Manchester United fans person been clamouring each week for a show of imaginable stars of nan future.
Curtis feels dealing pinch nan furore is an added use of nan week for his young charges.
"If these lads are going to spell and play for Manchester United they're going to person to woody pinch nan unit truthful it's really bully believe for them," he added.
"I've loved them going to motion their autographs, I've loved them dealing pinch nan craziness really – everyone's a United fan."