Gabriel asks out, Brighton in the cup and the VAR audio

Good morning. A 15-year-old who was due to be in tonight's squad has instead asked to be de-registered, which is where we start. Then Brighton, Carrick's selection headaches, and the derby audio that confirms what everyone already suspected.

JJ Gabriel asks to leave and the pipeline question

The Telegraph reported it first: Gabriel has asked for his registration to be cancelled, a day before he was due to be in the squad for Brighton and become the youngest player in the club's history. The detail from the MEN, carried here, is the one that tells you how far it has gone. He refused to train on Tuesday, and he had already stripped every mention of United from his social media on Friday, the day after his Youth League hat-trick. Wilcox had to talk him into staying once before, at 14.