5 Manchester United youth players who never fulfilled their potential

Gibson has never really shown his talent consistently
Gibson has never really shown his talent consistently

#4 Fabio

Manchester United FC v FC Basel 1893 - UEFA Champions League
Fabio was always in the shadow of his twin Rafael at United

The least successful of the 'samba twins' at United (Rafael being his more eminent sibling), Fabio's United career never really got going, despite early hopes that both siblings would live up to their wonder-kid labels and be the new Neville brothers for United.

He was never a regular for the reds, although he did start for the club in a Champions League final against Barcelona in 2011.

Fabio was sometimes too eager in the tackle and got sent off on numerous occasions, which is possibly the reason for his lack of progression at United.

He eventually left for Cardiff where even there he failed to get regular action through his career has revived since moving to Middlesbrough.

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