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Ayden Heaven in action during Manchester United's 5-0 pre-season win over Rosenborg in Trondheim [Getty Images] Patience will be a virtue for Manchester United's young defender Ayden Heaven this season.
The 19-year-old made a big impact at Old Trafford in 2025-26, making 18 first-team appearances, including 11 Premier League starts.
Heaven showed the promise that United felt was worth signing him from Arsenal, where he had already made his senior bow.
However, after a run of starts under Ruben Amorim, they dried up once Michael Carrick took charge, with Leny Yoro tending to be preferred if Harry Maguire or Lisandro Martinez weren't available given Matthijs de Ligt had already suffered the back problem that eventually ended his season.
Carrick did start Heaven in three games towards the end of the season though and rates the teenager highly.
With De Ligt still injured and Martinez…
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