Welcome to Sports Mole's live text coverage of the Under-21s Premier League meeting between Manchester United and Middlesbrough at Old Trafford.
There is plenty to play for this evening as the Red Devils aim to take a giant stride towards successive titles, while Boro are battling to avoid the drop.
We are now at the business end of the campaign, making this clash at the Theatre of Dreams all the more important in terms of the implications at both ends of the table.
United supporters will also see the returning Wayne Rooney tonight, as he steps his return from a two-month injury layoff with an hour of playing time.
MANCHESTER UNITED XI: Johnstone; Riley, Williams, Jones, Borthwick-Jackson; McNair, Love; Redmond, Rothwell, Weir; Rooney
MIDDLESBROUGH XI: Fryer; Johnson, Burn, Fry, McKenley; Tinkler, Jones, Wheatley; Jakupovic, McAllon, Cooke
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Warren Joyce: "It's good we've got a run-in. Whatever happens from now until the end of the year, it's been a fantastic season with the amount of players we've got through to have a little taste of the first team. You've got to be competing for trophies if you're playing here and, at the minute, we're still in with a shout of the league and we're in two County Cup semi-finals. They are always the demands and we want to be in the mix all the time to win things."
Paul Jenkins: "We're trying not to look at the league. We've just said go and win games and the league will take care of itself. There is a massive togetherness in the dressing room and that's what we need to give ourselves a chance. We have two games left, against Manchester United and Chelsea. At this age and at this time of the season, what a fantastic opportunity for the players. Look boys, if you want to be a professional football this is what it's all about, this is reality."
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