Ethan Wheatley reveals promise Man Utd teammate made to him before coming on for debut
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Wheatley became United’s 250th graduate to make their debut (Picture: Getty)
Manchester United youngster Ethan Wheatley revealed Bruno Fernandes promised to provide him with an assist moments before coming on for his senior debut against Sheffield United.
Wheatley, 18, became the 250th academy graduate to make his senior debut for United after coming off the bench late on Wednesday night with his side beating the Blades 4-2 at Old Trafford.
The forward replaced Rasmus Hojlund at the end of the 90 minutes with nine more added on in injury time.
Wheatley has been in excellent goal scoring form for United?s Under-18s this season, netting a hat-trick in a 9-1 victory over Liverpool earlier this month and scoring twice against Manchester City in the Under-18 Premier League Cup on Tuesday.
The teenager was unable to mark his senior debut with a goal despite the best efforts of United captain Fernandes, who was determined to tee one up for him.
?He pulled me to the side and said ‘I’ve got nine minutes to try to get you a goal,’ Wheatley told MUTV.
?So I was just trying to get into positions for him and obviously it didn’t come, but hopefully soon.?
Fernandes was determined for Wheatley to get a debut goal (Picture: Getty)
Fernandes was again United’s stand-out player on another difficult evening for the club, scoring from the penalty spot before putting his side ahead with a sublime effort from 25 yards out.
He also played his p...
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