He appeared to be at the back of the queue but Eddie Howe catapulted him to the fore and, boy, did he make the most of a first-day opportunity.
Almost inevitably Bruno Guimaraes was once again the orchestra leader in a dominant midfield display by United but Joe Willock also served up an invaluable contribution.
It had looked as though he was third in line for the third midfield position but then Jonjo Shelvey got injured and despite a good pre-season Eddie Howe confined Sean Longstaff to the now overcrowded subs' bench and put Willock in harness with his Brazilians. He was not let down.
.jpg?w=600)
