5 Manchester United academy players to keep an eye on

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#3 Tosin Kehinde (Midfielder, 19):

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Tosin Kehinde

Another young prospect gaining steam in Manchester United's academy is Toshin Kehinde, a defensive midfielder who gained Mourinho's approval after an impressive performance in a League 2 match.

Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Toshin has been a part of United's academy for a quite some time now and has come up their ranks to become a member of the U21 side. He was also a regular member of the U-18 side, playing 27 games for them in the 15-16 season.

If reports and performances are anything to go by, then he seems to be on track to become the first Nigerian ever to play for United.

Academies have the tendency to use players in different positions to see where they are best suited at but Tosin seems best suited to play where he currently plays - that is in defensive midfield

He is fast, has a good engine and for someone with his vision, technique and passing ability, is surprisingly good at winning the ball. It will be interesting to see if becomes more like Kante i.e play a ball-winning and redistributing role, or move forward and become a box-to-box midfielder like Pogba.

Whatever the role, maybe if he maintains his performance levels, United may have a star for the future on their hands. Tosin is eligible to play for both Nigeria and England.

Have a look at the Nigerian in action:

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