Man United: Tahith Chong shows off sheer pace with mazy dribble HERE for the latest MUFC breaking news and transfer updates SUBSCRIBE Invalid email Sign upfor the latest MUFC breaking news and transfer updates When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Manchester United star Chong made his debut earlier this season when the Red Devils breezed past Reading in the FA Cup at Old Trafford. And, with Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard set to miss tonight’s game with Chelsea through injury, he could receive some minutes. Chong is one of the standout players at Manchester United youth level and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was happy with his showing against Reading last month. "He had two or three really good moments, as you do when you're young," Solskjaer said. "You don't run the game as a first performance for a 19-year-old. "But he got the crowd going, and has shown one or two glimpses of what he can do, he has in training anyway. “And the game wasn't won, it was 2-0 and was still go out there and perform. “It's not like it was 4-0 and it's just a party, so he did well defensively as well and I think he'll remember this for a long, long time." Yet the Manchester Evening News say Chong is 'almost certain' to start the game against Chelsea on the bench. Alexis Sanchez is expected to start, despite toiling in their Champions League defeat to PSG in midweek. Man Utd star Tahith Chong could make a cameo against Chelsea Man Utd star Tahith Chong made his debut earlier this season Trending And Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford are also set to make up Solskjaer’s attack. The MEN say there are two conditions that Chong will be introduced to the fray against Chelsea. It is said he could be used with the club in a healthy winning position. But, if they are chasing the game, Chong could also make a cameo. Meanwhile, United star Paul Pogba has admitted he is trying to help the young players at the club as much as possible. “I try to give my experience to the younger ones because I had the chance to play in the World Cup, I’ve played in a Champions League final and a Europa League final," Pogba told The Sun. Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is keen to give youth a chance<doc-sep>With injuries to both Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial, now is the perfect time for Tahith Chong to make a difference for Manchester United. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s unbeaten run as caretaker manager finally came to end when Manchester United lost 2-0 to Paris-Saint Germain in the Champions League last week. The first leg of the round of 16 tie could not have gone any worse for United. Not only do PSG have two away goals to take back with them to Paris, but Paul Pogba was also red carded and will miss the second leg and Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial are both out with injury. These injuries could not have come at a worse time, as the Red Devils face Chelsea in the FA Cup on Monday and Liverpool in the Premier League the following Sunday. But fear not, United fans, as there is one player who could step up for the team in this difficult run of fixtures: Tahith Chong. Indeed, the young winger has shone with the reserve team this season, scoring seven goals and registering three assists in all competitions. Chong has made one appearance in the senior team this campaign when Solskjaer handed him a few minutes in the FA Cup clash against Reading at Old Trafford, which finished 2-0. Now its time for the interim boss to put faith in the 19-year-old once again by starting him against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. This will be a steep learning curve for Chong but one he’ll have to make sooner or later anyway if he is to establish himself as a first-team player. So do the right thing Solskjaer and give youth a chance. If Manchester United’s history has anything to teach us, it’s that every once in a while, a star can be born. Do you agree that Tahith Chong should start for Manchester United against Chelsea? Or is there another academy player you think should get the opportunity instead? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!<doc-sep>Get the latest United updates, transfer news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Manchester United youngster Tahith Chong is part of the travelling squad for the FA Cup fifth-round clash against Chelsea. Forwards Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial were both absent as the squad travelled down to London on Sunday afternoon having picked up injuries in the 2-0 defeat by Paris Saint-Germain. There was also no sign of defender Phil Jones as the squad headed down to the capital. Antonio Valencia, Marcos Rojo and Matteo Darmian were also absent. Solskjaer confirmed in his press conference on Friday afternoon that Lingard and Martial could potentially miss the next three weeks which would rule them out of tomorrow's FA Cup game as well as the league game against Liverpool and potentially the second leg of the Champions League last 16 tie against PSG next month. "I think they'll be out for two-to three weeks," Solskjaer said of Lingard and Martial. "Then you're looking at young players, Mason Greenwood, it's your time to step in, and he's injured unfortunately, out for a couple of weeks as well. Scroll through the gallery below "Sometimes that's how the luck goes but Mason will get his chance." Fans are keen to see U23 star Chong given a chance having impressed for the second string. The 19-year-old came on for his debut in the FA Cup third-round win over Reading where he played 28 minutes but has yet to be given his full first-team debut. "Yeah, it might be," Solskjaer replied when asked if Chong or Angel Gomes could get a chance at Chelsea. "We've got still forward options but Angel and Chongy have been training with us all week, so there's a big chance they'll be involved. "It's a chance for anyone who plays, Alexis, Romelu, Chongy or Angel. Anthony and Jesse have done really well for us, they're vital but then again with Rom and Alexis, they've got different skill sets and will be able to show what they can do. So we need to gel a team together for Monday." Alexis Sanchez is another player who will be hoping to make an impact, should he be called upon, after failing to impress since arriving from Arsenal last January. "I think a player like me has to show it right now. There is no time (to lose), nothing," Sanchez told the BBC. "It worries me. I believe in what I am because it’s game over for a footballer who no longer believes in his ability but at the same time I’m hard on myself too. "I want to play. I want to get at defenders. I am used to playing and have had to adapt to playing 20 minutes and training at home to be physically right. I have to do it myself and be professional." Manchester United travelling squad as spotted by MEN photographers... Goalkeepers: De Gea, Romero, Grant Defenders: Dalot, Young, Smalling, Shaw, Lindelof, Bailly Midfielders: Matic, Pereira, McTominay, Fred, Pogba, Herrera Attackers: Lukaku, Chong, Rashford, Sanchez, Mata<doc-sep>Alexis Sanchez, Tahith Chong, Victor Lindelof and Luke Shaw are part of Man Utd’s travelling squad (Eamonn and James Clarke) Tahith Chong has travelled with Manchester United’s squad to London ahead of their FA Cup clash against Chelsea, while Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard miss out through injury. Both Lingard and Martial were forced off in United’s defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday evening and will play no part of the fifth-round tie at Stamford Bridge on Monday night. Chong travelled with United’s squad to London for their win over Fulham in the Premier League last Saturday but he did not make the matchday squad. But the 19-year-old could be given another chance to make an impact in the FA Cup after he came on as a second-half substitute in the 2-0 win over Reading at Old Trafford last month. Fans had also hoped that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would give Mason Greenwood his first-team debut at some stage this season but the 17-year-old striker, who has 22 goals for United’s Under-23s this season, is sidelined through injury. Chong played against Reading in the FA Cup fourth round in January (PA Wire) ‘They’ll [Martial and Lingard] be out for two-to-three weeks,’ said Solskjaer. ‘Then you’re looking at young players, Mason Greenwood, it’s your time to step in, and he’s injured unfortunately, out for a couple of weeks as well. ‘Sometimes that’s how the luck goes but Mason will get his chance.’ Solskjaer had also claimed that Angel Gomes has a ‘big chance’ of making the squad to face Chelsea after training with the first team this week, but the 18-year-old has not travelled. Phil Jones, Antonio Valencia, Marcos Rojo and Matteo Darmian were also not with United’s travelling squad.<doc-sep>
There are high expectations at Manchester United of the 19-year-old winger Tahith Chong, one of three reserve-team players who get United fans' pulses racing like no others. Chong, 18-year-old Angel Gomes and 17-year-old striker Mason Greenwood are all expected to enjoy bright futures at the club but it is Chong who appears to be held in the highest regard by United's interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Solskjaer selected Chong in his travelling squads for the recent Premier League trips to Newcastle and Fulham. Sandwiched in between those games came the teenager's senior debut for the club in the FA Cup third-round win over Reading. “He had two or three really good moments, as you do when you’re young,” Solskjaer said after Chong's bow. “You don’t run the game as a first performance for a 19-year-old. “But he got the crowd going, and has shown one or two glimpses of what he can do, he has in training anyway. “And the game wasn’t won, it was 2-0 and would still go out there and perform. It’s not like it was 4-0 and it’s just a party, so he did well defensively as well and I think he’ll remember this for a long, long time.” Injuries to Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial have perhaps forced Solskjaer's hand with regards to Chong's inclusion in the travelling squad for the trip to Chelsea, but that is often the way young players force their way into their club's first-team set-up. Were it not for injuries to Wayne Rooney and Anthony Martial in February 2016, Marcus Rashford's chance at United certainly wouldn't have come as soon as it did. Fortunately for United but perhaps unfortunately for Chong, United aren't as threadbare in attack as they were under Louis van Gaal and the Dutch U21 star is unlikely to start against Chelsea like Rashford did against Midtjylland three years ago. He will almost certainly make the bench, though, after travelling to London on Sunday afternoon and could be called upon in the second half if, as has often been the case this season, Alexis Sanchez and Romelu Lukaku draw blanks. One suspects Chelsea will pose a much bigger threat to United’s FA Cup hopes than Reading did and there are only certain circumstances in which Solskjaer will introduce him against Maurizio Sarri's side: if United are winning convincingly or if they are trailing and looking for a route back into the game. Whether he gets on the pitch or not, the experience of travelling with the squad and preparing for a game as big as Monday’s will be another invaluable experience for the prodigious youngster.