Sean Goss set to return after long lay-off

Manchester United youngster Sean Goss looks set to make his return from injury this Friday when Warren Joyce’s side travel to London to face Tottenham Hotspur in Premier League 2.

The former Jimmy Murphy Player of the Year nominee has only featured once for the Reds - a pre-season friendly against Port Vale - since seriously injuring his back in December of last year.

It’s been a long road back for the promising midfielder, whose form at the start of the 2015/16 season was rewarded with a place on the bench for the first team's clash with Watford last November. Thankfully, Sean is now raring to go and is determined to channel the frustrations of the past year into making an impact on the pitch.

"When last season started I was as happy as I could be with where my football was at. I’d been involved in the first team and progressing well, but you never know what’s round the corner and it’s been a tough year," Goss told MUTV, who will be showing the Spurs game live on Friday (KO 12:00 BST).

"I had a lengthy rehab period where I had to rest, before gradually introducing running and gym work," he continued. "It was a slow build-up to getting back to training and, annoyingly, I had a niggling problem that set me back even further and was very frustrating. You’ve just got to look to the future and concentrate on emerging as a stronger person."

Although credit for his recovery lies largely with Goss’ professionalism and dedication, the 21-year-old was keen to stress that he had a strong support network from both friends, family and staff at the Aon Training Complex.

"My friends and family have been great as they've really kept my spirits up - you definitely question whether you’d be able to get through it without them," Sean recalled. "In a similar way, the physios and staff have also been brilliant, everyone from Tom [Hughes], Jonny [Picot], Russ [Hayes], the doc Steve [McNally] and even Luke [Shaw], who was here with me when everyone was on holiday during pre-season, were all so good to me.

"Now I’m fully focused on returning for the Under-23s. We’ve have had a tough time so far in terms of numbers, but the lads are working really hard each day and we’re still desperate to win the league. At a club like this you’re lucky enough have more good times than bad and hopefully there will be more good times ahead."

You can watch the Reserves' visit to Tottenham live on MUTV on Friday.