Man United's Charlie Savage makes debut in Champions League with emotional dad Robbie commentating

As Charlie Savage Savage made his Manchester United debut on Wednesday his father, ex-United midfielder Robbie, was up in the commentators' gantry.

December 9, 2021 • 2:00 PM

Manchester United's Champions League clash with Young Boys on Wednesday may have been little more than a formality, with United already confirmed as group winners and Young Boys eliminated, but it did provide a special moment for some of the club's young players.

With the score level at 1-1 and the clock just about to tick over into stoppage time, United's interim manager Ralf Rangnick made a late double substitution to hand first-team debuts to a couple of 18-year-old midfielders.

First up was Zidane Iqbal, who replaced Jesse Lingard in the 89th minute, and he was shortly followed by Charlie Savage, who came on for Juan Mata.

Two more #MUAcademy players make their senior bows ✊