{"id":294128,"date":"2023-10-23T15:24:31","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T15:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=294128"},"modified":"2023-10-23T15:24:31","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T15:24:31","slug":"man-united-youngster-tyler-fletcher-switches-allegiance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/man-united-youngster-tyler-fletcher-switches-allegiance\/","title":{"rendered":"Man United youngster Tyler Fletcher switches allegiance"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Manchester United youngster Tyler Fletcher &#8211; son of ex-midfielder Darren &#8211; switches his international allegiance back to Scotland from England&#8230; after 16-year-old and his twin brother Jack moved from Man City in the summer<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The 16-year-old midfielder is eligible to represent both countries internationally<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tyler and his twin brother Jack joined Man United from Man City in the summer<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Manchester United academy prospect Tyler Fletcher has switched his international allegiance back to Scotland from England.<\/p>\n<p>The 16-year-old, who is the son of former United midfielder Darren Fletcher, was born in Manchester but is eligible to represent both nations.<\/p>\n<p>Fletcher Jnr made his international bow for Scotland under-16s in September 2022, then turned out for England two months later.<\/p>\n<p>In February, the midfielder switched back to Scotland came up against his twin brother Jack, representing England, in an under-16 clash during a tournament in Cyprus.<\/p>\n<p>Tyler then played alongside Jack for England as they won the Montaigu Tournament back in April.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/23\/15\/72234627-12662323-Manchester_United_legend_Darren_Fletcher_s_sons_Jack_and_Tyler_a-m-2_1698070185252.jpg\" height=\"475\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United legend Darren Fletcher&#8217;s sons Jack (left) and Tyler (right) are both back representing Scotland after Tyler played for their under-17s against Belarus at the weekend<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/23\/15\/72234259-12662323-16_year_old_Jack_and_Tyler_have_been_on_the_books_at_Manchester_-a-3_1698070493919.jpg\" height=\"418\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>16-year-old Jack and Tyler are the twin sons of ex-United midfielder Darren Fletcher<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/23\/15\/68033771-12662323-England_U_16_won_the_game_3_0_with_Scotland_now_winless_in_two_a-a-6_1698070826638.jpg\" height=\"818\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The two twin brothers played against each other in an England vs Scotland clash in February\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>However, Tyler has returned to Scotland duty &#8211; for the time being at least &#8211; as he played against Belarus in an Under-17 European Championship qualifier in Turkey on Saturday. He started in midfield as Belarus won the game 3-1.<\/p>\n<p>The two brothers played in Manchester City&#8217;s academy before they moved to United\u00a0back in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>Tyler played for United against Derby County in the Under-18 Premier League earlier this month, coming off the bench in a 3-1 win.<\/p>\n<p>Jack made his under-18 bow, also against Derby, at the beginning of last season.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fletcher Snr, who played over 300 games for United and won 10 major trophies at Old Trafford, now works as the club&#8217;s technical director and is believed to have been behind their switch.<\/p>\n<p>Darren won 80 caps for Scotland between 2003 and 2017.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/23\/15\/76895009-12662323-image-a-4_1698070772252.jpg\" height=\"485\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fletcher is now United&#8217;s technical director and is pictured with manager Erik ten Hag<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/23\/15\/68033039-12662323-Fletcher_made_80_appearances_for_Scotland_in_a_14_year_career_sc-a-5_1698070822450.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fletcher made 80 appearances for Scotland in a 14-year-career, scoring five goals<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12662323\/Manchester-United-youngster-Tyler-Fletcher-son-ex-midfielder-Darren-switches-international-allegiance-Scotland-England-16-year-old-twin-brother-Jack-moved-Man-City-summer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United youngster Tyler Fletcher &#8211; 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