{"id":466170,"date":"2026-02-08T09:31:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T09:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/466170\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T09:31:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T09:31:10","slug":"tyler-fletcher-sends-message-after-man-utd-debut-bruno-fernandes-and-wayne-rooney-respond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/466170\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyler Fletcher sends message after Man Utd debut, Bruno Fernandes and Wayne Rooney respond"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tyler Fletcher became Manchester United\u2019s 258th academy graduate on Saturday against Tottenham, holding his own during a brief cameo appearance.<\/p>\n<p>Sitting with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/match-coverage\/five-things-learned-as-manchester-united-win-2-0-against-tottenham\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">comfortable 2-0 lead against Tottenham<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/michael-carrick\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Carrick<\/a> turned to his bench, deciding to give 18-year-old midfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/tyler-fletcher\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tyler Fletcher<\/a> his debut for Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/academy\/every-single-manchester-united-academy-graduate-as-ethan-wheatley-becomes-250\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fletcher was United\u2019s 258th graduate<\/a>, following his twin brother Jack earlier this season, and also in the footsteps of his dad Darren.<\/p>\n<p>Despite only getting six minutes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/match-coverage\/man-utd-player-ratings-v-spurs-fernandes-headlines-three-8-10s-but-9-10-player-is-a-superstar-now\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fletcher looked the part<\/a>, completing seven of seven passes, meaning he didn\u2019t put a foot wrong to help see out the victory.<\/p>\n<p>After his debut, Fletcher was quick to send a message.<\/p>\n<p>          Here are our TOP RATED Man Utd players vs Tottenham <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Let&#8217;s hear your verdicts\u2026<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/UIF-2026-02-07T143255.759-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-329078\" \/>Getty Images       Tyler Fletcher sends message after Manchester United debut<\/p>\n<p>Fletcher looked really comfortable in Premier League football, progressing play and getting forward.<\/p>\n<p>So it was a very special moment for the teenager, as his message on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DUd6RY_DIxy\/?igsh=cXMwaHA1d25odHZw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a> confirmed after the game.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2260398728-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Tyler Fletcher plays pass for Manchester United.\" class=\"wp-image-329256\" \/>Photo by Ash Donelon\/Manchester United via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Fletcher wrote, \u201cA dream come true to make my debut for @manutd. Proud moment for me and my family, hopefully many more to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the comments, United players flooded the comments with responses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst of many\u201d, wrote Bruno Fernandes. While Wayne Rooney also commented, \u201cWell done mate\u201d, with a heart emoji.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"692\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_6353-1024x692.jpg\" alt=\"Tyler Fletcher Instagram responses\" class=\"wp-image-329257\" \/>Tyler Fletcher Instagram responses<\/p>\n<p>Mason Mount also responded, adding, \u201cLove it goaty, proud of you mate!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jack Fletcher was in the comments, \u201cProud bro\u201d, with a heart emoji. Harry Maguire also added, \u201cWell deserved mate\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDeserve it brother\u201d, wrote Shea Lacey. Joshua Zirkzee said, \u201cMy boy\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Gabriele Biancheri commented, \u201cCongrats\u201d.Amir Ibragimov said \u201cWowwww\u201d, with a heart.Luke Shaw added, \u201cLove it you.\u201dKai Rooney replied, \u201cYes the boyyyyyyyy\u201d, with a heart.Godwill Kukonki said, \u201cCongrats bro\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The magnitude of responses to Fletcher\u2019s debut from current players, academy players, and legends proves how highly regarded he is at the club.<\/p>\n<p>Plenty more minutes to be expected.<\/p>\n<p>          Tyler Fletcher has become Man Utd\u2019s 258th academy graduate <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">How do you think he did in his brief appearance? What are your expectations for him?<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/V2-1-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-329089\" \/>Getty Images       Michael Carrick reacts to Fletcher debut for United<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t only on Instagram that club legends were praising Fletcher for his debut, as head coach Michael Carrick also discussed the debutant when talking with the press.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a proud moment for me to be able to give Tyler [Fletcher] his next step, really, in his career. I never take that for granted, never before, when I was at Middlesbrough, and giving young players an opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to get him out on the pitch today, just to sample it and feel it. He came on and did really well. It\u2019s what this club is, and what a week to do it, with the anniversary of Munich and the Busby Babes and everything this club is based on. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo it\u2019s special, and I certainly don\u2019t take that for granted. It was great to give Tyler his chance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/opinion\/michael-carrick-might-be-ready-to-ditch-manuel-ugarte-as-youngster-spotted-in-man-utd-training\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fletcher has clearly impressed Carrick<\/a> and we wouldn\u2019t be shocked to see more minutes awarded on Tuesday night at West Ham.<\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best United content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n<p>   <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tyler Fletcher became Manchester United\u2019s 258th academy graduate on Saturday against Tottenham, holding his own during a brief&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":466171,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[563],"tags":[64,63,62966,596,85,238461,51010],"class_list":{"0":"post-466170","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-bruno-fernandes","11":"tag-football","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-tyler-fletcher","14":"tag-wayne-rooney"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=466170"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466170\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/466171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=466170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=466170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=466170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}