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Manchester United’s injury crisis has forced Erik ten Hag to take gamble on academy talents \u2014 a move that has yielded mixed results so far.<\/p>\n

Injuries to Lisandro Martinez, Raphael Varane, Victor Lindelof, and Jonny Evans have opened doors for Willy Kambwala to accumulate some vital first-team minutes under his belt in recent weeks.<\/p>\n

The French centre-back made headlines with his solid performance<\/a> against Liverpool, but at Bournemouth, he attracted the spotlight for all the wrong reasons, failing to keep up with Dominic Solanke all afternoon.<\/p>\n

Fortunately for the Man United academy product, Ten Hag has shown plenty of patience with young players and should continue to hand him more chances moving forward.<\/p>\n

In fact, the former Ajax boss was ready to open first-team doors for another academy defender last month.<\/p>\n

According to The Sun<\/a>, Ten Hag would have liked to involve Sonny Aljofree in some capacity against Liverpool in the FA Cup clash.<\/p>\n

However, the home-grown defender, who captains United’s Under-21s in Premier League 2, missed out on a fantastic opportunity due to a “little-known” loan ruling.<\/p>\n

The Plymouth-born defender has been on a joint registration deal with National League outfit Altrincham since February 1.<\/p>\n

Accordingly, the joint loan system has made Aljofree ineligible for the United first team for the ongoing campaign.<\/p>\n

Aljofree \u2014 son of former United youth player Hasney – has made 16 appearances in PL 2 and has impressed with his defensive acumen.<\/p>\n

Considering the trend under the Dutch coach, if the 19-year-old maintains his form he should bag a spot in the senior squad soon.<\/p>\n

Apart from Kambwala and Aljofree, Habeeb Ogunneye and Harry Amass have also attracted the attention of Ten Hag’s backroom staff with their defensive showings for United’s youth sides.<\/p>\n

Both Ogunneye (right-back) and Amass (left-back) were named on the first-team bench against Liverpool in the Premier League earlier this month.<\/p>\n

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