The Times reports:
'Sam Hewson, the Manchester United captain, scored a late penalty in front of the Kop to secure a 2-1 lead in the first leg of the FA Youth Cup final against Liverpool, the holders.
'United, who had fallen behind to Craig Lindfield's first-half header, fought back impressively. Liverpool, backed by a crowd of 19,518, took advantage of the uncertainty at the heart of the visiting team's rearguard by taking the lead after 16 minutes.
'Lindfield beat Ron-Robert Zieler, the United goalkeeper, to head the ball home at the near post, however Liverpool struggled to build on their opener and United fought back into the match. It required misfortune on the part of Robbie Threlfall for United to equalise after 50 minutes, as the centre half directed Danny Galbraith's cross past Martin Hansen, the goalkeeper, and into his own net.
'United then scored a second goal after 74 minutes when Hewson scored his fifth of this season's competition after Mark Clattenburg, the referee, awarded a penalty for Jay Spearing's clumsy foul on Febian Brandy.'