Fletcher shortlisted for Player of the Month

The 17-year-old, who is the son of United legend Darren Fletcher, is on a six-man shortlist that was announced on Friday (6 September).

 

Fletcher is nominated alongside Joshua Ajala (West Ham), Khayon Edwards (Arsenal), Kyle McAdam (Nottingham Forest), Lewis Orford (West Ham), Nathan Butler-Oyedeji (Arsenal) and Kristian Sekularac (Fulham).

 

The six players were identified by the Premier League Football Development Panel, and the winner is set to be announced on Friday 13 September at 10:00 BST.

Fletcher has enjoyed a fine month on the field, helping the Reds to consecutive wins in the league.

 

Jack was not involved in our Premier League 2 opener – a 4-2 defeat away at Arsenal – but scored the opening goal in the Reds' 4-1 win over Stoke City at Leigh Sports Village the following week.

In our Under-21s' most recent fixture, against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park, Fletcher provided two assists – for Sam Mather and Gabriele Biancheri, respectively – to help us beat the Lancashire side 3-1.

Arguably, the midfielder's best performance of the month came not in the league, but in the EFL Trophy, where the young Reds' overturned a 2-0 deficit during the final 10 minutes of a tough away trip to Barnsley.

 

Fletcher scored twice in the final minutes, after Ethan Ennis had halved the Tykes' advantage, to earn us a memorable 3-2 win. His second goal, our equaliser on the night, was a booming long-ranger that will live long in the memory.

 

Congratulations on your nomination, Jack.