Nottingham Forest loan ace James Garner answers Man Utd question

James Garner admits his loan move to Nottingham Forest has 'helped massively' as the Manchester United youngster continues to impress at the City Ground this season.

He scored his fourth goal of the season in Forest's 2-0 win over Coventry City last night and made his 33rd Championship appearance for the club. He's been a mainstay under Steve Cooper and insists that he has developed under the former England Under-17 manager.

Garner said of his loan switch: "I think it's helped me massively. I don't think I would be where I am at this stage right now if I was still playing with U23s back at United. It has helped me massively to develop as a player. It's developed a whole different side of my game which I didn't think I needed if that makes sense.

"The Championship is a hard, hard league, it's aggressive and you've got to have all the basic fundamentals before you can then bring out your talent. It's important and it's helped me massively."

"It has helped me massively in terms of where I am today," he continued when asked about the United academy. "They don't just help you on the pitch, they help you off the pitch as well, how to be a good human being, which is the most important thing.

"Like I said, I wouldn't be where I am now if it wasn't for the academy system, I'm so grateful. A couple of years ago I was very fortunate to play a couple of games in the Europa League and I took a lot of things from it."

Forest are currently in the play-offs and will look to further strengthen their grip on the top six with a positive result against Birmingham City this weekend.

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