The two years of Louis van Gaal who is in charge of Manchester United may not be remembered too well, but it was a great time for members of the Clubsacademie.
United finished fourth and fifth in Van Gaal's two seasons in Old Trafford and also won the FA Cup in his last game that was in charge in 2016.
We have looked at the 15 Academy players he makes his debut to see how their respective careers have since developed.
Van Gaal's two years who are in charge of Manchester United, and the subsequent ups and downs, can be neatly illustrated by Lingard.
After the attacker spent time in Leicester, Birmingham and Brighton, Van Gaal entrusted him with a start in his first competitive competition responsible for United.
But Lingard had to be replaced due to an injury after just 24 minutes from a defeat against Swansea and by the time he returned to fitness, he was sent on loan again, this time to Derby.
The next season, Lingard's breakthrough marked Old Trafford, and he ended the campaign that scored the winning goal in the FA Cup final against Crystal Palace, which turned out to be the last of Van Gaal's club.
After making himself a favorite under Jose Mourinho, Lingard fell out of the grace under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer before he rediscovers his best form on loan in West Ham under David Moyes.
The one -off English international returned to Old Trafford, but left in 2022 for a disappointing spell in Nottingham Forest.
Lingard is now taking place in South Korea for FC Seoul.
Rashford was thrown in for a Europa League-equal game with Midtjylland after Anthony Martial suffered an injury to warming up and the headlines with two goals.
Three days later the teenager scored twice against Arsenal and the winner also took the Manchester Derby later that season.
Although they were destined to leave the club after he had dropped out with Ruben Amorim, making it to Aston Villa for the last six months, the 138 goals of Rashford for United make him by far the most successful member of this list.
The first player signed by David Moyes, Varela had to take his time to break into the United side, giving 11 performances in Van Gaal's last season.
He felt that his time in the club was over, he drove back in 2017 in Boyhood Club Penarol. He went back to his native country two years before he returned to Europe in 2019.
After enjoying Stints with FC Copenhagen and Dynamo Moscow, Varela has since returned to South America and is now playing for Brazilian outfit Flamengo.
Varela plays together with David Luiz and Gabriel Barbosa and now plays of life in Brazil.
A defense injury offered McNir with a chance in the start XI of the Red Devils, but he has endured a love/hate relationship with Van Gaal.
At a certain stage, Van Gaal suggested that McNir could be the right back of United for the “next 10 years”, but he later criticized the Northern Irish as “he thought he was a striker” when he gave the ball away in a draw with Leicester.
McNeir was quickly sold to Sunderland in the summer of 2016 after Van Gaal was succeeded by Jose Mourinho.
The black cats were relegated that season and were banned again the following season, when McNir left to join Middlesbrough. He has career a good career over the years, declared their player of the year before 2020-21 and filled up 73 times for Northern Ireland.
McNir spent the second half of 2024-25 on loan at West Brom, before returning to San Diego FC in the MLS.
Janko's lonely appearance under Van Gaal was unhappy because he was strayed during the break in a 4-0 loss at MK Dons in the League Cup.
After short spells in France, Portugal, Spain and Germany, the defender is now back in his home country of Switzerland and plays for young boys.
Just like Janko, Thorpe appeared only one performance for United, rising as a 94th minute replacement in a victory against West Ham.
The defender then came in the football competition with spells in Birmingham, Rotherham, Bradford and Bolton.
He took a long break of football after leaving the Indian side atk in 2018 for mental health reasons, but now plays for Stalybridge Celtic in the Northern Premier League Division One West.
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The younger brother of Leicester City midfielder Matty, James' only United First-Team experience came in the notorious 4-0 that hit MK Dons.
After the loan moved to Carlisle, Rotherham and Huddersfield, the defender finally found a house in Wigan, but he was released in the club after three years.
He then had short stints in Sunderland, Doncaster Rovers and Blackpool before he signed for Sheffield on Wednesday for a seasonal loan agreement in 2022.
After he helped the owls to win promotion to the championship and stay up in their first season, James left for colleague South Yorkshire -Outfit Rotherham United in 2024.
Blackett was one of Van Gaal's favorite options during the injury crisis, and made 12 performances in 2014-15 and was tipped to become a “big defender” after signing a new deal in 2015.
But a loan spell at Celtic turned out to be unproductive and Blackett was then sold to Reading, where he made more than 100 performances before he left the club in 2020.
He spent the 2020-21 season in Nottingham Forest before moving to America, where he came to MLS Side FC Cincinnati for two seasons.
The defender now plays for League One Rotherham United.
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After Van Gaal's departure, Pereira Leen had spells in Grenada and Valencia in La Liga before he returned to Old Trafford in 2018
The attacking midfielder initially impressed Solskjaer, but lost his place in the team to Bruno Fernandes and became a much malignant figure in Old Trafford.
After several loan spells, the Brazilian playmaker made a permanent exit in 2022 to become a member of Fulham.
From the perspective of Pereira, the switch to Craven Cottage was a wise decision. Marco Silva got the best out of him and he seems to enjoy his football more than ever in an attacking side.
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David Moyes took the defender to Sunderland, but he struggled to settle in the stadium of light while the black cats suffered back-to-back relegations.
He then spent time in Shrewsbury, Salford and Morecambe before he arrived at the current club, Accrington Stanley, at Accrington Stanley in 2024.
Poole made his only appearance for United as a late replacement in the big win over Midtjylland that marked the breakthrough of Marcus Rashford.
The defender has revealed that Paul Pogba, Jesse Lingard and Rashford took him under their wings in the club and told the BBC: “They know it takes time. I sometimes walk a bit for myself and they tell me 'take your time' and 'delay'.
After he was released by the club in 2019, Poole signed for Milton Keynes Dons on a free transfer, where he spent 18 months before he arrived at League One Side Lincoln City in January 2021.
Poole now plays in the Championship for Portsmouth and has also made one appearance for Wales.
After making 14 first-team performances in 2015-16, Borthwick-Jackson was rewarded with a new long-term contract, but the career of the left back has been stuck since then.
Loan spells at Wolves and Leeds United were both ended early in the midst of questions about his attitude, and he joined Oldham Athletic in January 2020.
After his United contract was taken at the end of the 2019-2020 season, he returned to Oldham with a permanent deal, but he joined Burton Albion a year later.
He played more recently in Scotland and Poland, but the 28-year-old is currently not affiliated.
Weir received his senior debut by Louis van Gaal in 2016 and came up as an injury time replacement for other Herrera against Arsenal.
That turned out to be his only senior performance for United before he left the club that summer to join Hull City.
After he had trouble making a consistent starting place in England, Weir Stints in Slovakia and Hungary had retired before he finally retired at the age of 27.
After his travel career, he now works as a travel agent.
“I can still play football at a certain level, but playing at a professional level day in day out, my body didn't have that,” Weir told The Guardian last year.
“It was no longer worth the sacrifice to live away. I thought I had to cut the cord early and go to something else.”
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The further we go through this, the more the extent of Gaal's injuries had to be, it becomes clear. Riley started the 5-1 victory over Midtjylland, with his only other appearance for United only came a few days earlier as a replacement against Shrewsbury.
He now plays for AFC Fyldde in the National League.
The hype around Fosu-Mensah was real and for a short time it seemed justified after he broke through under Louis van Gaal.
A series of unfortunate loans to Crystal Palace and Fulham did not go completely his way, tore his cruciate ligament on the latter, and after a few performances for United under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, he joined Bayer Leverkusen in January 2021, but suffered another Cross Ligger.
The versatile Dutchman, now 27, is currently a free agent who did not play football for a single minute in 2023-24 before leaving the German champions.