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Manchester United have included two brothers in a Premier League matchday squad for the first time since 2012.
Jack and Tyler Fletcher are among the substitutes for the home game against Newcastle United.
Remarkably, it is exactly the same date as the last occasion, also 26 December (Boxing Day), in 2013.
Brazilian twins Rafael and Fabio were selected by Sir Alex Ferguson for a 3-2 win at Hull City.
Rafael was injured early on but Fabio remained an unused substitute.
Michael and Will Keane had both been picked for a League Cup tie in Aldershot a couple of years earlier.
Jack Fletcher made his senior bow in our last match, the 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa on Sunday.
The Prospects: Tyler Fletcher
Last Sunday, Jack Fletcher followed in his father Darren’s footsteps to play a senior game for Manchester United, as the 18-year-old came off the substitute’s bench at Aston Villa.
He became the 255th homegrown player to break into the senior ranks — and hoping to follow him soon will be his twin brother Tyler.
But while Jack was at Villa Park, Tyler was turning out 17 miles north at Tamworth FC’s The Lamb Ground for a National League Cup tie that would present a very different experience.
The Athletic watched Tyler as part of the latest instalment of The Prospects series, which profiles the young up-and-coming academy players with a chance of breaking through at senior level.
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Man Utd legend's sons in Prem squad together for first time amid injury crisis
DARREN FLETCHER’S twin sons Tyler and Jack were both selected in Ruben Amorim’s matchday Manchester United squad for Friday night’s clash with Newcastle.
This marked the first time that the teenage duo were both picked as subs for a Premier League game.
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The teenagers are both midfielders, although Jack is the more attacking of the two.
Tyler, whose dad Darren was Scotland captain during his playing days, also plays for the Tartan Army at youth level.
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