Kings and kids give United special mix

DARREN FLETCHER has given an insight into the special bond at Manchester United where kids mix with kings.

At 20, the Scotland midfielder is one of a clutch of youngsters who have been given their head by manager Alex Ferguson. Jonathan Spector and Chris Eagles were both in the starting line-up in the Champions League victory against Dinamo Bucharest in midweek.

They are just 18 - the same age as the player United are chasing, Everton and England striker Wayne Rooney. Fletcher said yesterday: "It is daunting coming here at first as a young lad. But you are around the big players every day - that's the good thing we've got at United.