Manchester City welcomed bitter local rivals Manchester United to the Academy Stadium yesterday in a Premier League 2 clash.
City didn’t take long to grab their first goal of the match, it came in the 8th minute from Hamilton, and many more goals were to come.
The score finished 6-0 to Man City but something unusual happened which many fans spotted, former Tottenham Hotspur and Hull City midfielder Tom Huddlestone came on the pitch to play.
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Huddlestone is now 36 years old but he was allowed to play against Man City, even though it was an under-21 match.
The reason he was allowed to play is that alongside his coaching role at the club, Huddlestone is 1 of 5 over-aged players the club is allowed to play.
Having been totally outplayed in the opening half an hour & also had a player sent off, Utd brought on 36 year old Tom Huddlestone in the u21s game & played a total defensive formation to try to stem the flow of goals. It didn’t work!
— Ian Cheeseman (@IanCheeseman) March 19, 2023
It finished #ManCity 6-0 #mufc pic.twitter.com/u4Ui1yiX9s
The United coach and part-time player also featured for United U21’s in the Papa John’s trophy earlier last year.
The result sends Manchester City to the top of Premier League 2 on 44 points, just one point above Chelsea.
Match highlights can be watched below:
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