Man United Ghanaian defender Fosu-Mensah hails trio for helping him to settle at the club

Published on: 29 March 2016

Ghanaian defender Timothy Fosu-Mensah has paid glowing tribute to Manchester United trio Michael Carrick, Daley Blind and Guillermo Varela for helping to settle at the club.

 

The 18-year-old was given his first taste of Premier League action last month when he came on for the injured Marcos Rojo in the 3-2 win over Arsenal.

Fosu-Mensah has gone on to make four appearances under Louis van Gaal since.

Despite being racked by nerves, Fosu-Mensah has revealed his team-mates helped him through the daunting occasion.

"I was overwhelmed, very overwhelmed when I came on," he told the club's official website.

"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.

He added: "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."

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