Mancunians still finding a way through at Manchester United
Cameron Borthwick-Jackson is the 21st player to be given his Manchester United debut by Louis van Gaal - and the eighth in this group to have come through the ranks at the club.
The left-back is also the third Manchester-born debutant within this short space of time, following Tyler Blackett, who is currently on loan at Celtic, and Tom Thorpe, who now plays for Rotherham United.
There are other Mancunians at the club who are striving for their own opportunities and ensuring that, despite the global appeal of United, there remains a real attachment to the city.
Joe Rothwell is back in the fold following a short stint at Barnsley. Devonte Redmond is establishing himself in the Under-21s, and was excellent in his last outing at Sunderland, while exciting winger Demetri Mitchell is looking for a return to fitness after an injury lay-off.
The leading goalscorer in the Under-18s and Under-19s, Marcus Rashford, found the net again last weekend in the Academy defeat at Everton and is maturing nicely and making real progress. Ro-Shaun Williams is captaining the Under-18s and represented England at the Under-17 World Cup recently and fellow defender Tyrell Warren was outstanding in the UEFA Youth League tie against Wolfsburg.
Two of United's teenage goalkeepers, Kieran O'Hara and Oliver Byrne, were also born in Manchester, while Salford duo Callum Gribbin and Jake Kenyon are among the prospects from the surrounding area.
UNITED'S MANCHESTER-BORN PLAYERS SINCE 1945
With the club still investing time and faith in very local talent, the tradition of Mancunians plying their trade in the red shirt looks set to continue. So far, these 48 men born in Manchester have made at least one first-team appearance for United in the post-war era:
1940s: John Aston senior, Laurie Cassidy, Jack Crompton, Jimmy Hanlon, Jack Roach
1950s: Roger Byrne, John Doherty, Don Gibson, Bobby Harrop, Peter Jones, Eddie Lewis, Wilf McGuinness, Billy Redman, Albert Scanlon, Dennis Viollet, Walter Whitehurst
1960s: John Aston junior, Shay Brennan, Phil Chisnall, Brian Kidd, Nobby Lawton, Bobby Noble, Nobby Stiles
1970s: Peter Fletcher, Tony Grimshaw, Andy Ritchie, Tony Young
1980s: Peter Barnes, Alan Davies, Mark Dempsey, Remi Moses
1990s: Wes Brown, Nicky Butt, Danny Higginbotham, Ronnie Wallwork, Richard Wellens
2000s: Ritchie Jones, Danny Welbeck, Mark Lynch, Danny Pugh, Danny Simpson, Danny Webber
2010s: Tyler Blackett, Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, Larnell Cole, Zeki Fryers, Ravel Morrison, Tom Thorpe.
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