Gibson eager to turn cameo appearance into main role

VIEWERS of Match of the Day on a Saturday night would have caught an impressive cameo by Darron Gibson, as the young Irish international, making his Premier League debut as a substitute for Manchester United against Stoke, surged through the middle of the pitch before putting Ronaldo through on goal with a clever reverse pass.

Gibson eager to turn cameo appearance into main role

Unfortunately, the Portuguese star failed to capitalise, thus robbing the Derry man of a notable assist.

“I thought he was going to score but what can you do,” Gibson admits. “Before that, I was thinking of having a pop myself.”

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