Gabriel, 15, in Barcelona amid speculation over future

Gabriel, 15, remains in Barcelona as speculation continues over his future. He has not trained with United since scoring a hat-trick on his Uefa Youth League debut on 10 September. Tournament rules prevent him from appearing for any side other than United this season. Sources close to Gabriel said they were angry that the club failed to register him for the Champions League opener against Sabah FK, a match Michael Carrick’s side won 4-0. Carrick was again asked about Gabriel on Friday during his quality league session ahead of Sunday’s Premier League fixture versus Fulham. He said, "He's a young boy, JJ, and I deliberation it's important we don't play thing retired here," he added, "With the vulnerability and scrutiny and everything, you got to beryllium cautious and beryllium sensible and deliberation of him arsenic overmuch arsenic anything." He concluded, "The concern volition enactment itself out, immoderate mode it's going to enactment itself out. Making definite he's OK is the important thing." Although Gabriel found the net in his first two Premier League 2 outings for United this season, he will not be involved in the match against Brentford at Leigh Sports Village scheduled for Friday.