{"id":570668,"date":"2020-10-28T09:54:04","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T13:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=570668"},"modified":"2020-10-28T10:00:38","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T14:00:38","slug":"ethan-galbraith-signs-new-manchester-united-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/10\/28\/ethan-galbraith-signs-new-manchester-united-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethan Galbraith Signs New Manchester United Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/77c9e37c\/Ethan-Galbraith\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ethan Galbraith<\/a> has signed a new contract with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Manchester+United\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a>, keeping him at the club until June 2023, with the option of a further year.<\/p>\n<h2>Ethan Galbraith Commits His Future to Manchester United<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Congratulations to Ethan Galbraith, who has signed a new <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MUFC<\/a> contract! \u270d\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Manchester United (@ManUtd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManUtd\/status\/1321437363042746371?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Running the Show for Manchester United&#8217;s U23 Side<\/h3>\n<p>The 19-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Northern+Ireland\" target=\"_self\">Northern Ireland<\/a> international would have been hot property should Manchester United have watched his contract run down. Fortunately for them, they haven&#8217;t and they&#8217;ve made their move to extend his stay at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>Galbraith made his United debut in the 2-1 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Europa+League\" target=\"_self\">Europa League<\/a> loss <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=astana+2-1+man+utd&amp;oq=astana+2-1+man+utd&amp;aqs=chrome.0.0i20i263i457j0i22i30l4.3473j0j7&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8#sie=m;\/g\/11fn2nhydm;2;\/m\/01hrtp;ln;fp;1;;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">to Astana<\/a> in November 2019. He came off the bench with seconds remaining and hasn&#8217;t been seen in the first team since. That&#8217;s not significant though. The likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/4e015693\/James-Garner\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James Garner<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/b12d5243\/Dylan-Levitt\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dylan Levitt<\/a>, who started that game in midfield together are highly rated at the club and weren&#8217;t seen much since either. Those two are now out on loan, leaving Galbraith to help run the show for the Red Devils&#8217; development side.<\/p>\n<h3>Good Timing<\/h3>\n<p>The midfielder possesses considerable potential and features mostly for the U23s, who play their home games at Leigh Sports Village. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/ethan-galbraith\/nationalmannschaft\/spieler\/433991\/plus\/0\/verein_id\/17621\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">often appears<\/a> for the Northern Ireland U21 side and has already been given his senior debut.<\/p>\n<p>A perfect time to announce his new deal, given he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofascore.com\/everton-u23-manchester-united-u23\/FCosdGo\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">scored the winner<\/a> against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Everton\" target=\"_self\">Everton<\/a> U23 on October 23, 2020. His performance that day was said to be particularly impressive too, he might be seen within the first team sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">MUFC 23s come from behind to beat Everton 2-1. MOM Ethan Galbraith with 97th mon penalty &#8211; won by Brandon Williams. Elanga got equaliser. Pellistri decent on debut.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andy Mitten (@AndyMitten) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndyMitten\/status\/1319729878749642752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Final score 2-1 to United. Really good performance from United against a good &amp; seriously physical side. Fitting that Galbraith got the winner as he was the best player overall with Williams, Fernandez, Elanga &amp; Pellistri doing well as well<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 jb8521 (@jb_8521) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jb_8521\/status\/1319729904037056512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Starred in EFL Trophy Last Season<\/h3>\n<p>Galbraith hasn&#8217;t featured against senior opposition this campaign &#8211; as he would in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=EFL+Trophy\" target=\"_self\">EFL Trophy<\/a>, missing out a short period with a slight knock. Last season, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/ethan-galbraith\/leistungsdaten\/spieler\/433991\/plus\/0?saison=2019\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">played a part in three<\/a> of United U21s four games in the competition. He was most notably involved when scoring the equaliser and assisting <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/58eee997\/Mason-Greenwood\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mason Greenwood<\/a>&#8216;s winning goal v <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Doncaster+Rovers\" target=\"_self\">Doncaster Rovers<\/a> at the Keepmoat Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Now-<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Stoke+City\" target=\"_self\">Stoke City<\/a> boss Michael O&#8217;Neill gave him his Northern Ireland debut <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/ethan-galbraith\/nationalmannschaft\/spieler\/433991\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">from the bench<\/a> in the latter stages of a 1-0 win over Luxembourg on September 5, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Galbraith will now look to impress further within the U23 side and force his way into <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/09\/22\/how-much-progress-have-manchester-united-made-under-ole-gunnar-solskjaer\/\" target=\"_self\">Ole Gunnar Solskjaer<\/a>&#8216;s consideration.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"OdUzaxFNRa5M9Zjp3wbHvQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1228255873\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'OdUzaxFNRa5M9Zjp3wbHvQ',sig:'akQsFic1BK-bfRhNdHOwI2lVsfAaJ3XnAIvtDycSDJg=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1228255873',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ethan Galbraith has signed a new contract with Manchester United, keeping him at the club until June 2023, with the option of a further year. Ethan Galbraith Commits His Future to Manchester United Congratulations to Ethan Galbraith, who has signed a new #MUFC contract! \u270d\ufe0f \u2014 Manchester United (@ManUtd) October 28, 2020 Running the Show [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3469,"featured_media":570670,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,1827,2,30,3],"tags":[6938,36,251,1765,990,3197,136],"class_list":["post-570668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manchester-united","category-academy","category-featured","category-news","category-premier-league","tag-ethan-galbraith","tag-manchester-united","tag-manchester-united-academy","tag-michael-oneill","tag-northern-ireland","tag-ole-gunnar-solskjaer","tag-world-football"],"modified_by":"Jordan Hackett, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/570668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3469"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=570668"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/570668\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/570670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=570668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=570668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=570668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}