According to the BBC, although he is too young to participate in the Youth FA Cup this season, Manchester United 14-year-old JJ Gabriel will train with the first team in part this season.
This summer, 14-year-old Gabriel renewed his contract with Manchester United, and the club's technical director Wilcox played an active role in the negotiations, showing his high praise.
Gabriel made his first start for Manchester United's U18 against Everton last Saturday, helping the team win 1-0. He has performed well in this game, although his opponent is older than him and mostly taller than him. He was then invited to the boardroom at Old Trafford the next day to watch Manchester United's Premier League match against Arsenal, which further demonstrates that the club hopes to make him feel a sense of belonging.
Amorin has met Gabriel at the Carrington Training Base. As Manchester United head coach, Amorin will see Gabriel more in future training as the latter will occasionally join the first team training. While it’s not uncommon for youth players to train with the first team, especially when some senior players perform recovery training, this is very rare for the youngest players in the U18 echelon.
Gabriel is unable to play this season because the FA Youth Cup requires players to be born before August 31, 2010. In April this year, Gabriel became famous in his battle. At that time, as the youngest member of Manchester United's U18, he scored twice in a single game to help the team beat Leeds United with a score of 13-1.