Timothy Fosu-Mensah has thanked his team-mates for helping him through his Manchester United debut.
The 18-year-old was thrown into the thick of United's 3-2 win over Arsenal last month as a second-half substitute after left-back Marcos Rojo picked up an injury.
"I was overwhelmed, very overwhelmed when I came on," he said.
"When I was sat on the bench, I was more nervous than when I had to play football itself for the first time.
"Thankfully, the players around me helped me very much. Michael Carrick, Daley Blind and Guillermo Varela really helped me to play well and do what I had to do.
"After the game, Carrick came up to me plus Memphis and Blind. The manager also came to me and congratulated me. Ryan Giggs as well. Everyone told me I’d done well and it was very pleasing for me."
Fosu-Mensah was handed his full debut, this time at centre-back, for the 1-0 win over Watford just three days later.
"It was my first start but I think, as I’ve said, the players around me helped me out," he added.
"For a young boy of 18 to be put in the team for such a big game shows confidence from the manager in me.
"So I wanted to pay that back with a good performance."