Every midfielder Manchester United signs this summer is theoretically bad news for James Garner, who will get his chance to impress in pre-season but also knows the standard of competition he is up against is about to rise.
The 21-year-old returns to United on the back of an excellent loan spell at Nottingham Forest and, given the shortage of central midfield options now at Old Trafford, the highly-thought of Garner was always going to get his chance. At the moment Scott McTominay, Fred, Donny van de Beek and Bruno Fernandes are the only senior central midfielders at the club and in that mix, Garner will get games in pre-season.
It's already clear that the academy graduate will be on the plane when United head for their pre-season tour on July 8, encompassing 16 days and four friendlies in Bangkok, Melbourne and Perth.
