Football NewsMirror FootballUnverified source· 16 Sept 2026
Gabriel Requests Man Utd Exit Before Brighton Cup Tie
A 15-year-old tipped for the first-team squad has instead asked to leave Old Trafford.
Gabriel
player
Player
JJ Gabriel
Age
15
Club
Man Utd
Request
Exit
What happened. Michael Carrick had planned to name 15-year-old JJ Gabriel in his matchday squad for Manchester United's Carabao Cup third-round tie against Brighton. Instead, the teenager has requested to leave the club.
- United host Brighton on Wednesday after a derby defeat to 10-man Manchester City.
- Gabriel is regarded as one of the club's most promising young talents.
- Wayne Rooney has questioned a squad decision at United.
United face Brighton in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday, with Gabriel's future now uncertain.
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