Bournemouth boss Gary O'Neil is convinced by the quality of Illia Zabarnyi.

The young centre-half started in defeat to Manchester United last week.

O'Neil told the Daily Echo: “Similar to Brooksy (David Brooks) really, you wanted to put him in and you wanted to see, but it was obviously a relegation battle and the other defenders are in a flow and they know what it's all about.

“I thought he was excellent (on Saturday), Zabarnyi. I thought he was really, really good.

“Defensively, very good, comfortable with the ball, physically dealt well with Man United's pace so I'm excited to see more of him.

“I thought it was a very promising performance."