United's academy costs 3.5million a year to run, woefully shy of the 12m pumped into City's set-up and the 7m Chelsea invest in their lavish academy system. Coaches are paid 20,000 a year at United, around half of that being paid to the very best at City.

How do I get scouted for Manchester United trials? Manchester United's scouting operation works so that any individual invited for trials, will have been initially assessed by a Manchester United scout. Premier League regulations severely restrict the number of individuals whom we can coach at each age group.