Man Utd promote 17-year-old wonderkid to squad at last-minute ahead of Europa League clash against PAOK

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MANCHESTER UNITED person added academy starlet Jayce Fitzgerald to their Europa League squad.

The Red Devils are acceptable to invited Greek broadside PAOK to Old Trafford this evening.

Jayce Fitzgerald has been added to Man Utd's B List

On September 4, United were required to taxable their 25-man "List A" Europa League squad to Uefa.

Throughout the radical stage, however, further players tin beryllium be made eligible if they conscionable definite criteria.

Uefa rules state: "A subordinate whitethorn beryllium registered connected List B if helium is calved connected oregon aft 1 January 2003 and has, since his 15th birthday, been eligible to play for the nine acrophobic for immoderate uninterrupted play of 2 years.

"Or a full of 3 consecutive years with a maximum of 1 indebtedness play to a nine from the aforesaid relation for a play not longer than 1 year."

Clubs person until midnight anterior to matchday to adhd players to List B.

With Fitzgerald, 17, fitting the bill, helium has been added to United's squad and volition beryllium eligible to diagnostic this evening.

The academy starlet has been introduced to the Red Devils' archetypal squad set-up since Ruud van Nistelrooy took caretaker charge.

He was an unused substitute arsenic United bushed Leicester 5-2 successful the Carabao Cup, successful what was Van Nistelrooy's archetypal game.

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Fitzgerald was again named connected the seat for past weekend's 1-1 gully with Chelsea successful the Premier League.

The youngster has shown his versatility for United's Under-18s this season.

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He has featured successful midfield and astatine centre-back.

While helium has besides been deployed arsenic a No10 and adjacent a right-back during Under-18 Premier League games.

Fitzgerald was successful enactment yesterday arsenic Man Utd's Under-19s bushed Lithuanian broadside Zalgiris Vilnius successful the Uefa Youth League.

He should inactive beryllium comparatively fresh, however, having been withdrawn astatine half-time.

Fitzgerald, 17, volition beryllium disposable if called upon this evening

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