14-year-old Messi "wears a hat" in 27 minutes! Manchester United genius emerges, and wealthy families rob future stars

JJ Gabriel was already out of the box at Manchester United's U18 when most of his peers were still playing football in the campus playground. This genius boy, known as "Little Messi", announced his arrival to the world with a shocking performance. Some people say that this is another "future superstar" born by Carrington's youth training camp; some people are worried that he will become a new prey for European giants. But there is no doubt that his name has been firmly written into the hearts of Manchester United fans.

On Saturday, when JJ Gabriel represented Manchester United's U18 youth team to Derby County, he completed a hat-trick in just 27 minutes of the first half, shocking the entire English youth training circle.

This 14-year-old boy is nicknamed "Kid Messi" by the outside world. He first became popular on the Internet for his amazing performance in the futsal football match. In the match against Derby County, he scored consecutively in the 5th, 14th and 27th minutes, helping the team establish a 3-0 lead in the first half. In the end, Manchester United U18 won 4-0, and captain Amir Ibrajimov (17 years old) scored another goal in the second half to lock in the score.

Gabriel's three goals demonstrated his comprehensive scoring ability: the first ball was a calm shot with his right foot, the second ball was a quick resuming shot after hitting the crossbar, and the third ball was a one-on-one goal with his left foot, reflecting his calmness and efficiency in counterattack. This performance also continued his hot start of the season - he has scored 5 goals in just three U18 games. At the same time, Manchester United youth training team maintained four clean sheets in the league and cup this season, with excellent offense and defense.

In fact, Gabriel is already the future star that Carrington base focuses on cultivating. Earlier this year, he made the bench as a substitute and scored twice in a 13-1 victory over Leeds United, becoming the youngest U18 player in history. Since then, he has also been assigned to the highest jersey number in the club's history - No. 95, and signed a sponsorship contract with Nike.

His performance also triggered crazy discussions among fans. A Manchester United fan wrote on social media: "JJ Gabriel completed a hat-trick in 27 minutes against the derby. He is only 14 years old! You must protect him well." Another fan joked: "Chelsea snatched the conceited Garnacho, but Carrington is raising a new superstar. His name is JJ Gabriel. He scored a hat-trick today. He is only 14 years old!"

Due to age restrictions, Gabriel cannot participate in the FA Youth Cup this season, but he has been included in some of Ruben Amorin's first-team training programs to accelerate his growth.

It is worth mentioning that Gabriel's father is former Irish international Joe Othurul. At the age of 14, he has attracted the attention of European giants such as Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. However, Manchester United believes that clear growth channels and future appearance opportunities will be enough to keep him at Old Trafford.

Manchester United are also carefully protecting the "genius boy" to avoid premature overexposure. But after this hat trick this weekend, people once again felt that Carrington's youth training system may be fostering a true "genius" player.