United's youngsters will go up alongside West Ham United after they were second in their division when coronavirus struck. The league was put on hold in March and then permanently cancelled because of the pandemic.
United's final game before the shutdown with a 3-2 victory at Stoke, which put them second in the league on 43 points from 17 games.
The final standings were ultimately determined based on a points per game calculation and it means Neil Wood's side will compete in the top tier of Under-23 football in the 2020/21 campaign.
That means they will take on the best youngsters from Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea and others next season. James Garner, Dylan Levitt and Teden Mengi were among those to impress on an individual level.No.
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