Regan Poole reaping rewards of extra work
Regan Poole is continuing to enjoy himself at Manchester United after scoring his first goal for the club on Monday.
The 17-year-old only made his first appearance for the club's Under-21s in February after international clearance held up his availability following his end-of-summer move from Newport County. Louis van Gaal then handed the Welsh defender his senior debut in the closing stages of the win against Midtjylland in the last round of the Europa League so it has been a whirlwind time for the youngster.
After going close to finding the net at the beginning of the second half, Poole scored from an Adnan Januzaj corner in the Manchester Senior Cup victory over Oldham Athletic at the Aon Training Complex when his effort was judged to have crossed the line.
United Reserves coach Warren Joyce told
MUTV:"It was quite a good finish really. He kept his composure and slotted in. He kept it down and smoothed it into the net. I thought it was two yards over the line and a long way into the back of the net. I don't think there was any doubt over it.
"He's adapted well. Obviously, he had to be patient with the international clearance as it took a long time to get through so he had to put a lot of extra work in to keep his fitness levels the same as the other lads. He's done that and is getting his reward by playing a few games and to get a little taste of the first team is great for him."
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