Bruno Fernandes and Rio Ferdinand give verdict on Toby Collyer’s European debut

Toby Collyer earned praise from Manchester United skipper Bruno Fernandes and nine fable Rio Ferdinand aft making his European debut connected Thursday night.

The 21-year-old started the 2-1 triumph implicit Rangers successful the Europa League astatine Old Trafford, which saw Fernandes people an wounded clip victor for the location side.

Collyer started alongside the Portuguese prima successful midfield and Fernandes had precise affirmative words for the youngster aft the game.

‘Toby is simply a large kid, he’s a large illustration of a professional,’ Fernandes told MUTV.

‘He’s a large illustration of idiosyncratic who comes from the Academy and knows his place, knows however overmuch helium wants to get into the positions of different players wherever they are. He trains precise good each week, helium trains astatine the maximum level each time.

‘He’s a truly bully kid who wants to learn. He’s anxious to learn, he’s anxious to listen. He has big, large qualities – he’s assertive disconnected the ball, he’s assertive moving with the ball, he’s people successful choky spaces.

‘This is conscionable the archetypal fewer games that he’s getting in, he’s conscionable going to get better.’

Ferdinand was besides impressed by the enactment ethic of the midfielder, who was snapped up from Brighton successful 2022.

‘He’s done the elemental things well,’ Ferdinand said connected TNT Sports. ‘Got to people, worked precise hard. A bully night’s enactment for him, archetypal European crippled – good done.’

Red Devils brag Ruben Amorim had talked up Collyer’s athleticism earlier the game, saying: ‘He has precise bully legs, he’s improving with the ball.

‘He knows what helium needs to bash to play for this nine and feels the nine successful the close way. He’s truly humble and erstwhile you enactment hard, you get the opportunity.’

Thursday nighttime was conscionable Collyer’s 2nd commencement for Manchester United, with the archetypal coming successful a Carabao Cup triumph implicit Barnsley.

He has made 3 Premier League appearances this season, but each came disconnected the bench.

The constrictive triumph for United leaves them good placed with conscionable 1 radical signifier crippled to play successful the Europa League, sitting 4th successful the table.

Rangers slipped to 13th with decision successful Manchester and finishing successful the apical 8 present looks precise unlikely.

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