Axel Tuanzebe enjoyed the attacking freedom his right-back role against Everton granted him as Manchester United moved into the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup.
The 23-year-old lined up on the right side of United's back four in the absence of the injured Aaron Wan-Bissaka and put in an impressive performance at Goodison Park.
“It was good - 90 minutes in the bank again but most important is we're through to the next round,” Tuanzebe told club media. “It's good to get involved going forward. As a kid you always play football to always get forward and to have that little bit more freedom today was good.
“I feel good. The main focus for me now is to have a good mid-season. There are a lot of games coming up during this Christmas time. The most important thing is to stay fit and be available. The games come thick and fast and we need to get through it and have a strong end to the season."
Tuanzebe added that United are pleased to have drawn Manchester City in the last four.
Pep Guardiola's side have won the competition in each of the last three seasons and defeated United over a two-legged semi-final to set up a meeting with Aston Villa earlier in the year.
This season the tie will be decided over just one leg at Old Trafford and Tuanzebe believes a victory in that match would provide the perfect springboard for their first piece of silverware since the Europa League triumph in May 2017.
“It's a good team to have in the semi-final because they're one of those teams that if you beat them then you're going into the final with real confidence,” Tuanzebe added.
“We want to win this trophy and trophies don't come around too often so it's an opportunity we need to take. We’ve got the home advantage. We believe in ourselves and obviously on the back of this game [against Everton] I thought we played very well and started the game very sharp, so we want to take this momentum into that game.
“It was a tight game against City [recently]. They play good football and we know what to expect, we'll be prepared for them. We're very frustrated about the Champions League still and we want to come out with some silverware. It's been a couple of years since we've won anything and we want to win something this year.”
