The Welsh under-17 star has finally received international clearance to play for the Red Devils after joining the club from Newport County in the summer of 2015
Regan Poole could be set to make his Manchester United first-team debut later this month after being included in the club’s Europa League squad.
The 17-year-old defender signed for the 20-time English champions from Newport County in the summer of 2015, but a significant delay to his international clearance led to an enforced spell on the sidelines.
Poole eventually appeared in a United shirt for the first time in Monday’s Under-21 defeat to Everton at Finch Farm after receiving the green light to play.
And now he could line up for the senior side against FC Midtjylland on February 18 after being selected in United’s 24-man Europa League squad submitted to Uefa.
United have not selected a number of their youth products, including recent first-team regulars Cameron Borthwick-Jackson and Andreas Pereira, but under Uefa rules they can add a further eight locally-trained players to their original squad.
One notable absentee from Louis van Gaal’s squad is Adnan Januzaj, who is cup-tied after playing six times for Borussia Dortmund in the Europa League during his curtailed loan spell with the Bundesliga outfit.
United’s play the first leg of the Midtjylland tie in Denmark on February 18, before the return fixture at Old Trafford seven days later.
Manchester United Europa League squad:
Goalkeepers: David de Gea, Sergio Romero, Sam Johnstone.
Defenders: Phil Jones, Marcos Rojo, Chris Smalling, Luke Shaw, Guillermo Varela, Matteo Darmian, Regan Poole.
Midfielders: Juan Mata, Michael Carrick, Daley Blind, Ashley Young, Ander Herrera, Antonio Valencia, Marouane Fellaini, Morgan Schneiderlin, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Jesse Lingard.
Forwards: Wayne Rooney, Anthony Martial, Memphis Depay, Will Keane.
- Goal