Man City 2 Man Utd 1: Premier League legend’s son nets late winner in FA Youth Cup heartbreak for Fletcher’s wonderkids

REIGAN HESKEY thumped in a late winning goal his dad would have been proud of. The son of former England striker Emile cut in and blasted into the top corner – just when this derby final looked destined for extra time. Sign up for the Man United newsletter Thank you! Manchester City won their fifth Youth Cup title after beating United 2-1 at the Joie Stadium Credit: PA City’s Reigan Heskey, son of Emile Heskey, scored the winner with three minutes to play Credit: PA Phil Foden went along to support the City lads Credit: Getty And his dad beamed with pride from the crowd, tipping his hat at his youngest son who gave City the bragging rights. Pep Guardiola and academy graduates Phil Foden and Nico O’Reilly were all in the crowd to see City win the competition for a third time in seven years. Earlier Floyd Samba – who is the son of Blackburn legend Chris – had opened the scoring with a delightful free-kick. Godwill Kukonki nodded in an equaliser 59 seconds later and while both teams had chances after the break, it was City who nicked it. Michael Carrick has been a regular at youth team games this season so was present again along with execs Omar Berrada and Jason Wilcox. Skipper Bruno Fernandes had also made the journey across town with Luke Shaw and Mason Mount joining him. Yet those in the red corner ended the night disappointed. City’s top scorer Teddy Lamb brought a stunning save out of Red Devils keeper Cameron Bryne-Hughes early on. Most read in Sport United stars Bruno Fernandes, Mason Mount, Luke Shaw and head coach Michael Carrick travelled to the Joie Stadium Credit: Getty Carrick was sitting alongside United CEO Omar Berrada and first team No2 Steve Holland Credit: PA BEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UK United’s young starlet JJ Gabriel, 15, did not have much impact and got a yellow card for diving early on. Samba broke the deadlock with a superb long-range free-kick but City could not hold onto their lead. A Jim Thwaites cross into the box was met by Kukonki who steered a header beyond Max Hudson. City had the better chances after the break with Lamb steering a shot over from Heskey’s cross. Winger Ryan McAidoo – who scored for the first team in the FA Cup in January – saw a deflected effort hit the underside of the bar. Heskey cut in from the left, went past his defender then thumped a shot into the roof of the net – giving Byrne-Hughes no chance. Just as extra-time looked inevitable, Heskey drifted in from the left, went past his man and unleashed a ferocious shot past Bryne-Hughes. United struggled after half-time before Heskey’s late winner Credit: Getty Comment now