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It has been a whirlwind 12 months for Regan Poole, the teenager plucked from Newport County and plunged into the Manchester United first team by Louis van Gaal.

Having made his competitive bow with the Welsh club against Shewsbury, the starlet almost faced the same opposition with United before coming on in the Europa League at Old Trafford as the manager turned to the academy to cope with the number of first-team injuries.

"It was an incredible experience. I was on the bench before then in the away match against Midtjylland and then at Shrewsbury in the FA Cup.

"It would have been nice to make my debut against Shrewsbury again!

"For me to make my debut for Manchester United, though, is just incredible. It's not a bad achievement at 17!"

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The 17-year-old's move was frustrated by the delay surrounding international clearance, but senior stars at the club helped him to acclimatise.

"It was hard as I was not expecting to be sidelined for six months but it helped me settle in a way," he said.

"I was able to meet people and it gave me time to find my feet. They're a great bunch of lads and even with the first team, I was surprised at how normal people like Bastian Schweinsteiger and Wayne Rooney were.

"They speak to you as if you're their friend and it's clear it's a great family club. I'd settled in okay three months down the line so the last bit was the hardest."