Published: 11:06, 27 October 2025 | Updated: 11:08, 27 October 2025

Manchester United academy star Rhys Bennett has been granted compassionate leave following the death of his father at the weekend.

The 21-year-old defender, who spent last season at Fleetwood Town, shared the sad news on social media.

In an Instagram post accompanied by four images with his father and family, Bennett wrote: 'Dad, I never thought I’d have to write this so soon, over the weekend I found out that he’d took his own life.

'Broken, devastated, just don’t want to believe it’s real but the sad reality is that it is, from driving me here, there and everywhere as a kid to watching me fulfil my dream of becoming a professional footballer.

'I love you in this life and the next.

'Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem, please speak up, you don’t realise how much you are truly loved.'

Manchester United academy star Rhys Bennett has been granted compassionate leave following the death of his father at the weekend - which he revealed on...