Top 10 Premier League young talents 2013/2014

Chelsea football player Marco Van Ginkel controls the ball during the exhibition match at Rajamangala National stadium in Bangkok on July 17, 2013.  Chelsea beat Singha All Star 1-0.   AFP PHOTO / PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL        (Photo credit should read PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images)

9. Wilfried Zaha

LEIGH, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 02:    Wilfried Zaha of Manchester United U21 controls the ball during the Barclays U21 Premier League match between Blackburn U21 and Manchester United U21 at  Leigh Stadium on December 02, 2013 in Leigh, England.  (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)

Age: 21 | Club: Manchester United | Nationality: English | Position: Winger | Premier League Appearances: 2

Of the 10 young talents we picked in our list, perhaps Zaha has had the most disappointing time in the league thus far. He was of course one of Sir Alex Ferguson’s last signings but never got a chance to play under him. He played a pivotal role in Palace’s promotion push and subsequent playoff success before heading to Old Trafford.

Zaha featured prominently in pre-season owing largely to the absence of Valencia and Nani and followed it up with a start in the Community Shield triumph against Wigan. Since then however Zaha has found it hard to break into the starting line up in Manchester. After a couple of cup appearances, he finally got his first start in the league recently in the loss against Newcastle and another a week later against Villa.

Moyes has already indicated that the youngster could head out on loan and clubs such as Palace and Newcastle are rumoured to be interested in temporarily signing his services. Hopefully such a move will materialize and we can enjoy some of the raw talent that made United buy him in the first place.

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