Carrick and Rooney among 15 new Man Utd scholars

[BBC] Manchester United have confirmed Jacey Carrick and Kai Rooney are among 15 youngsters who have signed first-year scholarship contracts with the club. The duo posted pictures on social media over the weekend of them together as young boys when their dads were United players. Rooney was pictured with father Wayne, United's record goalscorer, at a ceremony at Old Trafford to mark the occasion. Newly installed United head coach Michael Carrick was also present. Carrick was pictured with another of the new intake, Gazik Ibragimov, brother of Amir, who started last season's FA Youth Cup final defeat by Manchester City and then went on to make his senior debut for Russia at the end of last season. In addition, Edson deJonge-Seiros extends a proud tradition of the Fletcher Moss club in Didsbury getting players with a connection to them into United's academy, following the likes of Jesse Lingard and Marcus Rashford. Former United and England defender Wes Brown spoke at the event, which is the first since Stephen Torpey became academy director. "I feel privileged to carry the baton forward as the next custodian of this football club's great academy," said Torpey. All 15 are part of a Professional Development Phase squad trip to Germany. United's academy is a source of huge pride for the club. A 'homegrown' player has been in every matchday squad since October 1937. Twelve former United academy players were picked for a total of eight countries at this summer's World Cup. Full list: Jaume Camacho Sidos (midfielder), Jacey Carrick (midfielder), Edson de Jonge-Seiros (forward), Harley Emsden-James (defender), Idris Fabiyi (defender), Jake Ford (goalkeeper), Gazimagamed Ibragimov (defender), Connor Laurie (defender), Harlem McLaughlin (midfielder), Camron Mpofu (forward), Jodie Nganga (midfielder), Samuel O'Brien (defender), Kai Rooney (forward), Pharell Silvester (midfielder), Emmanuel Ziro (midfielder).