MANCHESTER UNITED youngsters Ethan Laird and Paul Woolston have penned new deals to stay at the club.
The highly-rated pair both extended their stays by committing their futures to the Red Devils in a boost for the Old Trafford side.
Defender Laird, 18, joined the club at the age of ten and signed his first professional contract in October 2018.
He is one of the seven academy graduates to make his first-team debut this season.
Laird played the full 90 minutes in the 2-1 defeat away at Astana in the Europa League in November and then came on against AZ Alkmaar in December.
His new contract has tied him down at Manchester United until the summer of 2023 – although the club have the option to extend that by a further 12 months.
Woolston, meanwhile, added an extra year to his current deal.
The goalkeeper, 21, joined on a permanent basis with United after impressing on trial.
He has been part of the Under-23s side since his arrival in November 2018.
North Shields-born Woolston, an England youth international, came through the ranks at Newcastle United.
Ironically, his Toon debut saw him deny the likes of Marcus Rashford and Andreas Pereira and keep a clean sheet against United’s second-string side.
Woolston has represented his country at U18 level and he also featured at the U17 World Cup for the Young Lions in 2015.
Both Laird and Woolston have been part of Neil Wood’s U23s side this season – United sit second in the league having won 13 out of 16 games this season.
