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FA Youth Cup: Fourth Round
Manchester United 2
Manchester City 0
Old Trafford
United battled the pouring Manchester rain to continue their defence of the FA Youth Cup crown with an impressive 2-0 win over Manchester City at Old Trafford on Tuesday night.
Brian McClair's young charges beat a strong City side, the team widely tipped to win this season's competition, to book a place in the fifth round of the competition - a step closer to a tenth Youth Cup title.
16-year-old Lee Martin, recently signed from Wimbledon, and Youth Team captain Paul McShane were outstanding for United.
However, it was City who started the stronger of the two teams. Blues forward Stephen Ireland had the first real opportunity of the match, pouncing on a lapse in concentration in the United defence, but his shot drifted harmlessly over Tom Heaton's goal.
Lee Martin, who comes to Old Trafford held in high regard, signalled his intent in the opening exchanges, bursting through the City defence almost nicking the ball away from the last defender Nedum Onuoha, but the powerful centre-half muscled the Reds midfielder off the ball.
United poured forward with Sylvan Ebanks-Blake latching on to a long ball forward from goalkeeper Tom Heaton. The United striker cut inside and forced a save from Kasper Schmeichel in the City goal.
Lee Martin impressed for United early on with plenty of running and good passing. It was his incisive ball forward that found Blake on the right side of the penalty area. Blake chipped the ball over the advancing Schmeichel for Ramon Calliste to tap home on 21 minutes.
Martin had a reasonable shout for a penalty four minutes later when he did brilliantly to keep the ball in play on the byline, and went down under Onuoha's challenge. The referee waved play on.
City weren't without chances of their own. Ian Bennett twice went close from long-range, while a Karl Bermingham header forced a fine save from Heaton.
United nearly extended the lead seconds later - Adam Eckersley hit the bar with a curling free kick 20 yards from goal.
The City fans behind the United goal thought their team had an equaliser, when another Bermingham header had to be cleared off the line by Mark Howard.
Reds captain Paul McShane was called into action a minute before half-time when he superbly blocked the lively Bermingham's shot on goal.
City started the second half as they began the first, with plenty of possession and arguably looking the stronger of the two sides. But, as with the first half, United slowly edged their way back in to game.
Lee Martin continued to impress after the break with surging runs forward. Unfortunately for the 5,547-strong crowd, the impressive 16-year-old was forced off with cramp after 75 minutes - an indication perhaps of just how energetic his performance was in midfeld for the Reds.
Reds substitute Callum Flanagan sealed the win with a little over ten minutes remaining when he ran through on goal and capitalised on a mix-up between Nathan D'Laryea and Kasper Schmeichel to nod past the City keeper and send United through.
Att: 5,547
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Congrats and well done to the youngsters for winning the derby, the future's bright, the future's red.