5 Manchester United Academy players who can play for the first team

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#5 James Garner

England v Netherlands - UEFA European U17 Championship - Semi Final - Proact Stadium
James Garner at the England v Netherlands UEFA European U17 Championship Semi Final match

James Garner is a box-to-box midfielder, who also has the capability to play as a defensive midfielder and puts in hard working shifts in the middle of the park for United very much in the same manner Nemanja Matic does.

James Garner was the captain of the England U-17 team and played every minute of the U-17 Euro Championship in England's run up to the semi-finals. He was one of the stars of the team this year as United's team won the U-18 Premier League North title.

He is also known for his leadership quality as he was regularly handed the armband for the U-18 team in the absence of regular skipper Lee O'Hara. The rise of recent graduate Scott McTominay should serve as an inspiration to him as Mourinho is definitely open to giving chances to these youngsters in his quest to bring back the glory days.

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