Nicky Butt has indicated that as many as five unknown Manchester United youngsters have the potential to break into the first team this season.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is a fan of blooding youngsters and has already played the likes of Mason Greenwood, Tahith Chong, Angel Gomes and Brandon Williams this campaign.
Head of first-team development at Manchester United Butt is confident that this is just the start and that more youngsters will soon be following suit.
"They're very exciting players," Butt told the PA news agency.
"We're all excited about these young boys and there's probably another four or five in the background that are slowly going to come up behind them.
"Hopefully more behind that and more behind that, but they're only babies and young at the minute.
"But, for me, it's difficult to bring in a lot of players into a team that's not firing on all cylinders, if you like."
Greenwood has impressed whenever he has been called upon by Solskjaer and has proven himself capable of playing with the big boys despite being just 17 years old.
But Butt has asked United fans to remember this and to not get on his back should his form drop in the near future.
"I genuinely do believe that we have some really, really top talent but my concern would be putting too much weight on their shoulders at this moment in time, which might have to happen because of injuries or suspensions or whatever goes on in the squad dynamic," added Butt.
"They can play a big role by going on the pitch and performing.
"But at this club, you have to perform week in, week out, every single week, in front of 76,000, twice a week.
"It's very, very difficult and the message we want to give as an academy and as a club is, yeah, Mason Greenwood, if you want to use his name, he looks like an unbelievable, talented boy, which he is.
"But the word 'boy' is what he is, and we have just to as a fanbase and supporters be patient with these boys."
