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James Garner 'proud' to make Man Utd debut

Manchester United midfielder James Garner was delighted with his debut this week in the win at Crystal Palace.

The 17-year-old came on for the final minutes of United's 3-1 win at Selhurst Park on Wednesday night for his United and Premier League debut.

"Proud moment for me and my family making my Manchester United debut! Dream come true," Garner wrote.

And Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was full of praise for the teenager and believes he has a bright future ahead of him.

"I believe he's got the chance to have a great future," Solskjaer said. "He knows we believe in him, we've got great faith in him as the next Michael Carrick. I know he's young and I know it's not fair on kids to compare to great players like Michael was, but he's the same mould, he plays simple passes, plays through the lines. Scott McTominay did really well today, some of the passes through the lines into Paul were excellent.

"You're at Man United, so Michael had the pressure of coming in after Roy Keane, that's just the way it is at Man United."

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