On the eve of Sunday's "Double Red" feast, a passionate U18 league match saw Manchester United's youth army thrashing Liverpool's youngsters by a whopping 9-1 score. In the victory, United's new star Ethan Wheatley was like a god of war, scoring a hat-trick in succession, as if it was a perfect echo of Ronnie's "fist to the flesh" celebration nine years ago, and this time he even declared victory to his rivals with a "K.O." style of revelry.
Back in January, Manchester United U18s dominated the Northern League, winning the "Double Red" match against Liverpool 4-3. In that match, Ethan Wheatley took a vicious elbow from Liverpool's Funicular, but the referee did not penalize him. After the incident, Funikir was suspended for three times. On this occasion, United U18 won 9-1 in a thriller that seemed to be a complete reckoning with past grudges.
It is worth mentioning that Ethan Wightley, when celebrating his goal, ran to the corner flag area and posed as a boxer, with his head down, imitating the classic action of his big brother Ronnie when he celebrated Tottenham Hotspur's goal in 2015, which is reminiscent of the passionate "punch to the flesh" scene.
