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PHIL JONES has singled out one academy gem at Manchester United to lead the team into a new era alongside the likes of Kobbie Mainoo and Amad Diallo.

Man Utd manager Ruben Amorim was forced to turn to the kids for the Red Devils’ 1-0 defeat to Tottenham last weekend, naming EIGHT teenagers on the bench for the clash.

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Phil Jones has named the wonderkid that could make a difference for Man Utd[/caption]

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Man Utd named eight teenagers on their bench for their 1-0 defeat to Spurs last weekend[/caption]

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Jones reckons Ruben Amorim has plenty of talent in his youth ranks[/caption]

And although the academy kids’ day out was due to an injury crisis, former star Jones reckons that the bench is a sign of a promising future coming through the ranks at Carrington.

Jones, who has been working with the academy at United, singled out 17-year-old striker Chido Obi as one of the youngsters with enough talent to pull the club out of the slump.

Comparing the striker to some of the established players at Old Trafford, Jones labelled Obi as “an animal”.

Speaking to the No Tippy Tappy Football podcast, he said: “Working in and around the academy and helping those young players develop, United have some really good and talented young players coming through.

“The squad had a lot of injuries against Tottenham and the bench was full of kids, but there were some talented players on that bench.

“People might not know a lot about them now, but they certainly will in the next few years.

“I think you look at Kobbie Mainoo, top player, you look at Chido who we’ve just signed from Arsenal, who’s an animal.

“You look at Amad who had a couple of really good loans, and I remember watching him winning it against Liverpool in extra time last season, and I had said at that time he’d play a huge part in the next season.

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Chido Obi has been highlighted as one of the best talents at Man Utd[/caption]

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“I played with Amad for a year or two and you could see then that the quality he had was really good and really strong.

“As I said there’s a great crop of young players ready to be given the chance and integrated into the team.”

Chido Obi was the only player to get off the bench for Ruben Amorim‘s side during the defeat to Spurs.

The Danish teenager didn’t actually manage to get a touch of the ball during his three minute cameo, but is tipped for big things inside the game.

Obi arrived in Manchester this summer after signing from rivals Arsenal where he had smashed youth records with his goalscoring exploits.

He managed an astonishing 32 goals in just 18 U18 Premier League appearances for the Gunners last season, and has scored nine in 11 for United’s youth ranks this term.

Amorim will be hoping that Obi can replicate that goalscoring prowess at senior level too, with both Joshua Zirkzee and Rasmus Hojlund misfiring up top at the moment.

Zirkzee has scored just once in his last 13 appearances, while Hojlund has now gone 15 consecutive games without finding the back of the net.

United face Everton in the early kick-off at Goodison Park on Saturday and boss Amorim could call upon Obi to try and turn things around given the club’s dire situation at the moment.

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Obi came off the bench in injury time last weekend[/caption]

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Joshua Zirkzee and Rasmus Hojlund have been struggling in front of goal[/caption]

LIAM Payne’s friend Roger Nores is due to fly to the UK to pay his respects to the 1D star.

Rogelio “Roger” Nores revealed his plan after the manslaughter charges against him and two hotel workers were dropped.

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Manslaughter charges against Roger Nores were dropped[/caption]

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Liam Payne fell from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires[/caption]

The businessman and two staff members at the hotel in Buenos Aires were charged over the One Direction star’s death from a hotel balcony on October 16 last year.

But Nores alongside Esteban Grassi, the chief receptionist at CasaSur Palermo Hotel and head of security Gilda Martin were cleared by appeal court judges on Thursday.

Speaking after the ruling Nores told: Rolling Stone: “Glad this is finally over.

“I’m happy I’m now going to be able to travel to the UK and say goodbye to my friend.”

The judges ruled that Nores did not play a role in Payne “obtaining and consuming alcohol,” nor could have done anything to prevent his death.

They also referred to an email Nores had sent to Liam’s family dated August 23, expressing his concern about his friend.

The ruling reads: “Despite accusing Nores of failing to communicate and raise alarms with the victim’s family, they remained silent about the email through which the accused had expressed his concerns and warned that he would not be able to look after Payne’s health.”

Meanwhile, the pair accused of selling Liam cocaine before his fall will remain in prison after being told they still face prosecution and probable trial.

Waiter Braian Nahuel Paiz, 24, and 21-year-old suspended hotel worker Ezequiel David Pereyra, lost their attempts to overturn the decision.

They have been warned they could face prison sentences of between four and 15 years if convicted.

Prosecutors can appeal the higher court decision on Mr Nores and the two hotel workers but they have not yet indicated if they will do so.

Nores’ lawyer Rafael Cuneo Libarona, the brother of Argentina’s Justice Minister, had fought to get the US businessman off his manslaughter rap.

He rebutted claims from the prosecution that he was Liam’s representative and had failed in his duty of care towards him.

Mr Cuneo Libarona said after news of the appeal ruling emerged: “We are happy to have reversed the decision by 360 degrees.

“We have always maintained that Rogelio Nores was not responsible for Liam Payne‘s death.

“He was only his friend and had no duty or legal obligation to ensure his safety.”

Mr Nores protested his innocence and refuted claims he was Liam’s ‘de facto’ manager.

He previously said: “I never abandoned Liam, I went to his hotel three times that day and left 40 minutes before this happened.

“There were over 15 people at the hotel lobby chatting and joking with him when I left.

“I could have never imagined something like this would happen.

“I’ve given my statement to the prosecutor on October 17 as a witness and I haven’t spoken to any police officer or prosecutor ever since.

“I wasn’t Liam’s manager. He was just my very dear friend.”

Tragic star Liam plunged to his death from the third-floor balcony of his hotel in Buenos Aires on October 16.

His chaotic finals hours before he fell to his death were revealed in new court documents.

A forensic examination of Liam’s final hours found he hired two women online, Aldana Serrano, 31, and Lucila Goitea, 27, and invited them to his room.

The women arrived at 11.30am on October 16 to find Liam taking drugs from aluminium foil, docs claimed.

The three of them later had sex, it is understood, before Liam broke the hotel room TV and told the women to leave at around 4pm.

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Liam tragically fell to his death aged 31[/caption]

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The hotel in Buenos Aires where Liam fell to his death[/caption]

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‘Partial human remains’ believed to be a severed hand have been found at a school in Ireland, local authorities say.

Garda officers were alerted to the gruesome find at the school in Dublin on Friday afternoon.

The hand, which is badly decomposed, is thought to have been dropped into the school yard at around 10.30am, according to Irish broadcaster RTE.

The school, named in local reports as Our Lady Immaculate school in the Darndale area, did not have pupils present as it is closed for the midterm break.

Forensic tests are currently ongoing to identify who the hand belonged to.

Irish police said they are keeping an open mind as to what happened and do not believe there was necessarily foul play involved.

‘A scene is currently being held and the State Pathologist has been notified, in line with standard practice’, a statement said.

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