Man Utd wonderkid won't ever want to give up his shirt as he wears iconic number for clash against Hong Kong
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MANCHESTER UNITED fans reckon wonderkid Jim Thwaites will never change his shirt number after his appearance against Hong Kong.
The 17-year-old midfielder featured as the Red Devils won their post-season friendly 3-1 today.
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Jim Thwaites wears the No92
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Thwaites came on as a sub as United beat Hong Kong 3-1
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He replaced Toby Collyer for the final 15 minutes as late goals from Chido Obi and Ayden Heaven spared United's blushes.
Thwaites came off the bench wearing the squad number 92.
Of course, the number is synonymous with United thanks to the iconic Class of 92.
The name was given to David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt, Gary and Phil Neville, who all broke into Sir Alex Ferguson's side in 1992.
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Thwaites will be hoping to follow in their footsteps and he is highly-rated by many at Old Trafford.
His style of play has seen him compared to Christian Eriksen.
The teenager featured 24 times in the Under-18s Premier League this season, scoring nine goals.
And he made his first senior appearance in Wednesday's 1-0 defeat to the ASEAN All-Stars.
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Thwaites impressed and put in a brilliant tackle, which was praised by ex-United wonderkid Ben Thornley on commentary, who said: "What a tackle that is. He slides in brilliant, brilliant from Jim Thwaites.
"That is not easy to do and it will leave a mark on Ruben Amorim as the minutes tick by.
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'Amorim will remember that, something so late in the game sticks in the manager's mind, I am sure.'
The boss went on to praise youth after the game, saying: "I liked the young kids, they try. That's enough for me in the moment.
"They want to play more but we have to rotate everybody to play. They did well."
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