Overview
- Manchester United named twins Jack and Tyler Fletcher among the substitutes for the Newcastle match on 26 December, the club’s first sibling pairing in a matchday squad since Rafael and Fabio in 2013.
- Jack, who made his senior debut in the 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa days earlier, played 45 minutes against Newcastle after Mason Mount was injured.
- Tyler received his first call-up to the senior setup for the Newcastle fixture.
- Amorim praised Jack’s performance and emphasized opportunities for young players, with Bruno Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo sidelined and Casemiro returning from a one-game suspension.
- The brothers joined from Manchester City’s academy in 2023 for a reported £1.25m and have different youth allegiances, with Jack representing England U19s and Tyler captaining Scotland U19s.