Bruno Fernandes has hailed Manchester United youngster Toby Collyer and predicted "he will only get better".

Collyer was given his first-team debut in the Community Shield in August by former United manager Erik ten Hag and has proven himself to Ruben Amorim over the last few weeks.

The 21-year-old impressed during his cameo against Arsenal in the FA Cup third round victory and was given his first start in European competition against Rangers on Thursday night.

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After settling into the game, Collyer demonstrated his maturity and athleticism against Rangers and was given a standing ovation when he was substituted in the 73rd minute.

Collyer has been highly-regarded at Carrington since he signed for United from Brighton as a teenager. He has been considered a first-team player throughout this season and Fernandes praised the youngster when he was interviewed by MUTV after facing Rangers.

"Toby doesn't need help, if I'm being honest. He is a great kid, a great example of a professional. He comes from the academy and knows his place, knows how much he wants to get into the positions of other players. He trains very well every week, trains at the maximum level every time," said Fernandes.

"He's a really good kid who wants to learn. He's eager to listen and has big, big qualities. He's aggressive off and on the ball, he's class in tight spaces, and he's just going to get better."

Fernandes added about the game: "Everyone knows the feeling of scoring a late goal at the Streford End, it's always really special and today was more special because we won the game.

"That's the most important thing. I was very, very happy and relieved. There was a lot of frustration in the team when we conceded the goal because we had full control of the game.

"We should have attacked a little bit more, been a little bit more intense going forward because we could have killed the game earlier and we had our chances, a few deflections.

"We were attacking but sometimes we need to attack a little bit more and create more danger."