Fletcher: It's the best day of my life

The 18-year-old replaced Kobbie Mainoo towards the end of a fourth successive win for the Reds, following in the footsteps of his twin brother Jack, who has also broken through this term.

Overcoming attempts by Luke Shaw to cheekily distract him, Tyler discussed the very special moment with MUTV's Liam Bradford after the game, and revealed what head coach Michael Carrick said to him on the touchline before entering the fray.

"It's a mad day," he told MUTV. "I'm absolutely buzzing. The best day of my life, it's a dream come true. I've just got to thank everyone for supporting me, throughout the way."

Tyler became our 258th Academy graduate when he entered the fray in the second minute of added time, joining the list with his brother, Jack, and their father, Darren.

"It's an honour to have one of those [Academy] numbers," the debutant said. "Not many people do it. I'm grateful it's happened. To get to go on the pitch and play at Old Trafford, it's a special feeling."

It's been a whirlwind 24 hours for the Scotland youth international, who revealed that he learned of his involvement in the matchday squad not long before the game.

He said: "I found out I was in the squad yesterday, after the session. I got told you will be with the first team, you'll be on the bench. I was buzzing with that. 

"I was warming up in the last five minutes and five minutes got added on. I got the call and I was like, 'No way is this happening'. I got told to go and enjoy it and make as many passes as you can, get as many touches as you can, and that's what I did."

That is, indeed, what Fletcher did, completing all seven of the passes asked of him despite coming on with just three minutes to go, proving a calm presence in the middle of the pitch as Spurs attempted to find a late way back into the game.

Carrick could be seen smiling with Fletcher on the sideline as he was about to replace Mainoo, and revealed that the head coach kept his instructions light to the 18-year-old.

"He [Carrick] just said enjoy it," Tyler told MUTV. "Make the most of the moment. Go and get on the ball and do what you do, try to get as many touches as I can when I was on there, so I was trying to get little bounce passes, little short ones, just to get a few touches. That is what he said.

"That's the best moment of my career so far. I don't think anything can top it. It's a special moment for my family. I think my mum is here, my brother is here. My dad has got a game so he couldn't make it.

"It's an unbelievable moment."