Top 10 football academies in Europe

'The Class Of 92'
'The Class Of 92'

#2 Manchester United

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Marcus Rashford and Paul Pogba
Marcus Rashford and Paul Pogba

Manchester United has been producing star players over the last many years. The greatest batch of graduates in a single year without a doubt belongs to Manchester United's, "Class of 92".

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Manchester United legends in the form of Nicky Butt, David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and the Neville brothers. It is the stuff of legends to produce 6 first team legends in a single year and by doing so, they proved that they have a legendary academy. They created a bunch of top notch players in the academy and were fondly known as Fergie's Fledglings.

Even present first team superstars like Paul Pogba, Jesse Lingard and Marcus Rashford have been brought up by Manchester United. Add to these stars, players like Michael Keane, Danny Welbeck and Danny Drinkwater and you have a remarkable academy.

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The club is strict about its youth academy and has a great scouting process, which is followed by exceptional coaching and training at the academy. The youth team coaches have always allowed the players to flourish and express themselves and that is a huge reason for their grand success.

Some of the top graduates: David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Neville brothers, Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford

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