Who is Matthew Olosunde?

The undoubted highlight of a disappointing night for United's youngsters in the Lancashire Cup last night was the goal from Matthew Olosunde.

It was the American's first game for the Under 21/reserve team and anyone watching will surely have been struck by his powerful running and mature positional play as well as the powerful volley that gave United the lead in a game they were eventually to lose on penalties.

The goal hinted at the versatility of a player playing at right back.  That's also generally where he plays for the USA under-20s team.  He played for New York Red Bulls and Duke University in the States before arriving at United in January, also playing occasionally in central defence and as a defensive midfielder.

The comparisons players attract at this age are rarely helpful and the parallels that were drawn between this exciting Philadelphia-born and New Jersey-raised prospect and Dani Alves are no exception.  Nor should his physical stature fool us into forgetting that he's still only 18 and inevitably still has a lot of developing to do.

Nonetheless, last night's display suggests it won't be long before we can place Ololsunde's name alongside Ro-Shaun Williams, Fosu-Mensah and Tuanzebe in an unusually talented group of young defenders at United at the moment.