Manchester United U21 coach Travis Binnion is happy seeing Dan Gore breaking into the first team.

Binnion says the midfielder deserves his chance.

He told the Manchester Evening News: "Kobbie (Mainoo) and Dan are both quiet kids, but they express themselves on the pitch.

"Dan is definitely more confrontational and aggressive in his play, although he's not a loud kid. He's got a steeliness about him, he's competitive by nature and he leads by example in what he does, but he doesn't shout orders.

"That will probably be the next stage for him as well, as you need to inspire others around you to get them to do what they need to do. Dan has good game understanding and they both think about how they can get better all the time.

"They're both progressing nicely and Dan was with the first-team every day for 12 or 14 weeks before his debut. I think anybody who debuts for us thoroughly deserves it, not just through how they've played, but more importantly how they've trained.

"Honestly, Dan trains every day like his life depends on it and what I think goes under the radar with him is when we signed him from Burnley at 13, he was actually a centre-forward, so he's only going to get better.

"We started to play Dan as a midfielder around 15 and 16 and even then, he's gone from a No.10. to a No.8, to almost a No.6. He's physically getting better, he'll learn how to manage the game better and he's going to improve in possession.

"He's developing his longer passing now and he's learning where to be and when to move the ball on. I'm really confident there's more to come because he's probably in his fourth season as a midfielder and he'll keep on excelling."