Manchester United defender Tom Thorpe is eager to maintain his progress this season.
Thorpe won the U17 European Championships with England and the FA Youth Cup with United last term.
"I think having won the FA Youth Cup, people are expecting us to push on now as a group," he explained to MUTV. "Hopefully we can move into first-team training sometimes.
"It's good to have won it but it's written in the past now and we all have to move on together.
"I want to cement a place when I get back fit, train well and hopefully get a starting place in the Reserves. It's tough now as there's a lot of good defenders in the squad. It keeps you on your toes and a lot of hard work goes into training. You can't slacken off because you know someone can take your place."
A loan exit is a possibility for Thorpe as he continues his development but he's waiting to discover what plans the manager has in store for him.
"I think it definitely helps to go out on loan somewhere but we'll have to see what happens," he added. "It definitely helps a lot to get first-team experience.
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