Although there was an element of surprise when Jack Fletcher was named in Ruben Amorim’s squad for the trip to Tottenham in November, after Kobbie Mainoo pulled out due to injury, in terms of available midfielders he was next in line.
Both Jack and Tyler have been central figures in Travis Binnion’s Under-21 squad this season. While results against senior teams in both the EFL Trophy and National League Cup have not been exceptional this season, United’s Under-21 side go into the second half of the Premier League 2 campaign with an excellent record of seven wins and a single defeat from their eight games. The Fletcher brothers are part of that.
Jack is viewed as slightly more progressive in his passing, and tends to play higher up the pitch. He has also featured at full-back at times, which may be an advantage when it comes to making matchday squads at senior level.
Both were part of Manchester City‘s academy at one stage, and while Darren Fletcher is evidently a guiding light in their careers, he has been keen to let the pair make their own decisions in terms of their playing journey – including which international team they wanted to represent.
Tyler is also good on the ball, but is yet to score this season, which Jack has. However, he is also still to be sent off, which is what happened to Jack in the EFL Trophy at Barnsley, when he objected to a refereeing decision in a manner the referee found unacceptable.
