Jaume Camacho’s four-goal haul sinks Liverpool as Man Utd U18s win nine-goal thriller

Manchester United sit on top of the Premier League North after beating Liverpool 6-3 with 16-year-old Jaume Camacho scoring four goals.

It’s always a big occasion when Manchester United play Liverpool. For the U18s today, it doesn’t get any bigger. Thankfully, they put in the type of performance they will want to reflect on.

Darren Fletcher made some changes to his side, but Junior Brown, Noah Ajayi, and Kai Rooney all featured in attack against Liverpool. Although Brown didn’t get on the scoresheet like the other two, the winger still had a big influence on the game and always looked to put United on the front foot.

The star of the show was undoubtedly Jaume Camacho, scoring four goals in a nine-goal thriller against our arch rivals.

Jaume Camacho scores four in 6-3 win over Liverpool

The young Reds started the game brightly as Brown forced the opposing stopper into a save after five minutes. Just seconds later, Camacho gave United an early lead with a great strike from outside the box.

Liverpool initially struggled to put their foot on the ball because United pressed relentlessly. They enjoyed most of their success on the counter-attack. The perseverance was rewarded when Ajayi made it 2-0 after a snapshot from Rooney.

Rooney’s influence in attack was huge. He won the ball from a deep position before getting his head up and picking out Camacho as United went in with a three-goal lead at the break. It looked like scoring early in the game gave Fletcher’s side the confidence to push on.

That was before the second-half wobble. Liverpool were showing signs of growing into the game, having had a goal ruled out for offside. They managed to score as the game turned into a basketball match – end-to-end – and it was only a matter of time before United’s winning margin was cut to 3-2.

Camacho helped get United back on track when he completed his hat-trick, before Ziro restored United’s three-goal lead. The goal came after a brave header from Jacey Carrick in the middle of the pitch. This brought a sigh of relief after the half-time winning margin was cut.

Liverpool would score again, but United weren’t finished either. Camacho netted a fourth as the young Reds won 6-3.