15-year-old JJ Gabriel hits hat-trick on Manchester United Youth League debut

JJ Gabriel marked his Uefa Youth League debut with a hat-trick against Sabah aged just 15, underlining why the attacker is tipped as a future star at Manchester United.

The teenager, who turns 16 next month, made his first appearance for the first team off the bench in last month's friendly against Atlético Madrid. Gabriel has yet to make Michael Carrick's squad for a competitive match, but he continues to knock on the door.

He sparkled for the Under-19s in Thursday's 5-0 win against Sabah in the Youth League in front of director of football Jason Wilcox, director of recruitment Christopher Vivell and first-team coach Travis Binnion. Amir Ibragimov and Jacob Watson scored early goals in Leigh, where Gabriel added another in a dominant first half. Gabriel scored two more late in the second half to claim the match ball against the Azerbaijani visitors, who did not manage a shot on a day that United mustered 44 attempts.