Overview
- George Shepherd, 16, was named on Coventry City's bench for the win over Blackburn Rovers after recent sessions with the first team.
- Frank Lampard called him a talented local player who has trained well and earned his place in the senior squad.
- Lampard described Shepherd as a versatile attacker who has featured on the right for the under-21s and can operate as a number ten.
- National reports, first from the Daily Mail and echoed by the Manchester Evening News, say Manchester United are monitoring him.
- Coverage notes he is still on scholarship forms with no professional terms announced, and Coventry figures are portrayed as prepared to manage his progression.