{"id":569743,"date":"2020-10-16T12:06:51","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T16:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=569743"},"modified":"2020-12-21T20:02:51","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T01:02:51","slug":"salford-city-sign-dishon-bernard-on-loan-from-manchester-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/10\/16\/salford-city-sign-dishon-bernard-on-loan-from-manchester-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Salford City Sign Di\u2019Shon Bernard on Loan From Manchester United"},"content":{"rendered":"

Salford City<\/a> have signed Di\u2019Shon Bernard<\/a> on a season-long from Manchester United.<\/a><\/p>\n

The highly-rated 20-year-old has made one senior appearance for United, starting against Astana in last season\u2019s Europa League.<\/p>\n

Bernard, a centre-back, featured against his new teammates during a 6-0 victory for United’s U21 side in the EFL Trophy last month.<\/p>\n

Salford City Sign Di\u2019Shon Bernard<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Bernard Ready for the \u2018Challenge\u2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Speaking to the club website,<\/a> Bernard is keen to get his first taste of senior football.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really happy to be here, it\u2019s a different experience for me, the first time I\u2019ve been in men\u2019s football and I just want to get going,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be much more challenging for me. Obviously 23s you\u2019re not challenged physically but now we\u2019re going to be playing against men so it\u2019s going to be a big, big test for me.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, my defensive attributes are good, my passing through to midfield and even to the striker would benefit the team quite well.<\/p>\n

\u201c[My hope is] to get as many points as I can to be honest and on a personal level just develop as a player.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bernard Joins at Turbulent Time for Salford<\/strong><\/h3>\n

After coming through the Manchester United academy, Bernard made 19 appearances for the U23s and helped the Red Devils achieve promotion to the Premier League 2 Division One last season.<\/p>\n

The defender joins Salford at a turbulent time. Despite lying fourth in League Two,<\/a> manager Graham Alexander was sacked earlier this week and will be temporarily replaced in the dugout by Manchester United legend Paul Scholes.<\/a><\/p>\n

Salford will look to extend their unbeaten start to the season against Port Vale on Saturday where Bernard will be eligible to make his debut.<\/p>\n

Manchester United have also confirmed two further loans for young players. Max Haygarth has linked up with Brentford B, while Jacob Carney has dropped into non-league to join Brighouse Town.<\/p>\n

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