Demi Mitchell scored from an audacious lob over the Leicester Reserves goalkeeper in a 1-0 win for the Manchester United Reserves.
Manchester United youngster Demetri Mitchell showed a spark of brilliance to push the Reserves to a 1-0 win over Leicester Reserves. With less than three minutes remaining, United goalkeeper Sam Johnstone kicked the ball forward for Mitchell, who caught the defence napping. The youngster did not take a single touch to bring the ball down but instead attempted a wonderful lob over the Foxes goalkeeper who was taken by surprise and couldn’t reach the ball as it sailed over his head, into the net.
What a way to win the game for #MUFC! Demi Mitchell with a fabulous goal for the Reserves, live on #MUTVHD. https://t.co/nlScYnQlc1
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) August 15, 2016
Mitchell’s progress was restricted last season due to a string of injuries and the attacker would now hope to emulate fellow academy product Marcus Rashford’s rise to the first team.