Paul Hurst says Manchester United goalkeeper Dean Henderson is the real deal.

Hurst signed on-loan Sheffield United keeper Henderson twice, for Grimsby Town in League Two and Shrewsbury Town in League One.

"It takes time for some people to take to Dean, because for some it will be too much, there will be a bit of 'who does he think he is?' But once you do get to know him you realise he's had all the ability to back up what he's about," Hurst told the Manchester Evening News.

"For all the front and the confidence, I still think deep down there's that little bit of insecurity there. But we saw at Shrewsbury especially someone who wanted to the best, whether that was the best in the gym, the best on the training pitch, he'd try and improve everything, he wanted to be the best athlete at the club as well as the best goalkeeper."