Man Utd's Overy exits under-20 World Cup early
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Manchester United youngster James Overy will be making an earlier-than-expected return from the Under-20s World Cup in Chile after Australia failed to make it out of the group stages.
Saturday night's victory over Cuba had raised hopes of qualification as one of the best third-placed teams but results on Sunday wrecked that possibility.
After sitting out the opening defeat to Italy through injury, Overy featured against Argentina and Cuba.
United have picked out the 18-year-old full-back from Western Australia as a player of promise but his time at the club has been badly interrupted by injuries.
He has played for both Darren Fletcher's under-18 team and Travis Binnion's at under-21 level and will hope to make a significant impact after the current international break.