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It has been an unbelievable few weeks for Joe Riley and the Manchester United youngster wants to keep his dream alive for as long as possible.

A string of injuries to more senior full-backs has parachuted the 19-year-old into Louis van Gaal's first team plans.

An unused substitute against Fc Midtjylland, Riley came on at half-time in the FA Cup win over Shrewsbury to make his first-team debut.

"I've been at the club since I was six so it's a dream come true to work my way up," he said after the game.

"I’m very, very happy as this is something I have always dreamed of.

"Standing on the touchline waiting to come on, wearing the shirt with your name on the back, is something that every lad coming through the system is proud to do and it was the same for me – it’s a dream come true.

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"We had most of the possession so it was a good game to come into as my first one to keep the ball moving, quick one and two touch play.

"They told me to come on and play my game so I thought I'd take what I'd been doing into the game and enjoy it."

With Cameron Borthwick-Jackson adding to United's injury problems, Riley comes into contention to start the critical Europa League game on Thursday.

As Van Gaal watched on, the youngster told MUTV : "Obviously [I now want play more], but I just need to keep doing what I’m doing, keep pushing as hard as I can and see where the manager takes me."