Portsmouth head coach John Mousinho has admitted that he is refusing to rule out the idea of playing Manchester United loanee Di'Shon Bernard as a right-back.
Bernard, who spent last season on loan at Hull City, joined Portsmouth on loan for the remainder of the season on transfer deadline day and made his debut during Saturday's 1-1 draw against play-off hopefuls Barnsley at Fratton Park. Despite being a recognised centre-back, Mousinho, who was only appointed Portsmouth boss last month, made the decision to deploy Bernard on the right side of the back-four in the absence of the injured Zak Swanson.
Despite the 22-year-old having joined the Fratton Park outfit with the expectation of starting in the heart of the defence, he did not look out of place, producing as strong a debut performance as he could have wished for. He was solid defensively and also offered a threat going forwards, especially in the second half.
