Manchester United and City tracking Aston Villa’s Carney Chukwuemeka

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Carney Chukwuemeka, the 17-year-old Aston Villa midfielder rated as one of England’s most promising talents, is being tracked by a host of clubs, including Manchester United and Manchester City, as he presses for his first-team breakthrough.

Chukwuemeka was an unused substitute in Villa’s home loss to Manchester City on Wednesday, having previously been unused in the home defeat against Leicester in February, and the manager, Dean Smith, appears minded to give him his opportunity in the final stretch of the season.

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