MANCHESTER UNITED teenager Charlie McNeill is studying his commerce in League Two months after taking part in alongside Cristiano Ronaldo.
The striker has scored one purpose in 11 video games since becoming a member of Newport County on mortgage in January.
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He has additionally achieved considered one of his goals this season – to make his United debut.
McNeill, 19, got here on as a second-half substitute within the Europa League defeat to Actual Sociedad.
And he was fortunate sufficient to play alongside his childhood idol Ronaldo, which he additionally described as a “dream”.
In an interview with BBC Sport McNeill mentioned: “Happily I obtained to make my debut and I used to be up entrance with him and it was surreal.
“In order that was one other dream come true.
“I assumed I had been getting shut a few instances after which the brand new supervisor [Erik Ten Haag] got here in and I had been coaching rather well with him.
“He had seen I had been doing rather well, so he put me within the squad.
“I did not actually count on to come back on we have been shedding 1-0 so I assumed he would put any individual else on. However he put me on and I used to be simply buzzing, in entrance of 75,000, a dream come true once more.”
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McNeill is now plying his commerce within the backside tier and remains to be getting used to the tough and tumble model of play.
However he’s embracing the problem and views it as a chance to enhance his bodily attributes.
He added: “Within the first sport I took one to the again of the top and he was identical to ‘Welcome to League Two.
“And I assumed ‘sure, I am right here now.’ I had a extremely fast introduction. I assumed ‘that is going to be each sport now,’ so I form of anticipated it.
“It has been robust. Clearly bodily is the principle factor. However I’ve actually loved it, getting up in opposition to defenders.
“Difficult for headers, all of that ugly facet of the sport, that’s the stuff I must work on.”
