Declan Rudd made some fine saves at Carrington

Two second half goals saw City's Academy side go down 2-0 at Manchester United on Saturday morning. Playing the same side that put five past Nottingham Forest last Saturday the young Canaries put in an eye catching performance during the first 45 minutes to hold the home side. The second half however saw United take the lead on 60 minutes with a breakaway goal through Davide Petrucci before they doubled their lead on 75 minutes through Matty James. City pushed forward looking to get themselves back into the game and they had a couple of good opportunities in the dying minutes but they failed to convert them.

City Line-Up: Rudd, Francomb, Habergham, Stephens, Kelly, Adeyemi (Omereie 50), Dawkin, Smith, Lathrope, Renton (Davey 80), Daley. Subs not used: Clark, Cooper, Reeves. For an opposition view of the game read the match report on the excellent United Youth website, including a link to video highlights of the game. United Youth Match Report City's Academy Under-16 side completed their pre-season campaign ahead of next week's league opener against Watford with a 2-0 victory over Ipswich Town at Playford Road. On target for Dean Rastrick's side were Joe Clarke and Tom Jex. Report courtesy of John Landamore and The Pink-Un.