More about Hewson's Move to Hereford

This comment about the loan move of Sam Hewson from Manchester United to Hereford United comes from the Manchester United Youth website:

Reds midfielder Sam Hewson has joined League One side Hereford United on loan, hot on the heels of fellow reserve regular David Gray joining Plymouth Argyle on New Years Day.

Hewson joins up with Graham Turner’s squad for an as-yet-undisclosed length of time, his first spell away from the Reds and a great opportunity to get a first taste of senior football. The 20 year-old has long been highly-rated at Old Trafford after his fine displays for the academy and reserves, having captained the U18s in the 2007 Youth Cup final (a bittersweet affair that saw him net the winner from the penalty spot in front of the Kop in the away leg but miss a penalty in the decisive shoot-out) and earned a nomination for last season’s Denzil Haroun Reserve Player of the Year award in his first full season with the second string.

The signs had been there in recent months that continued reserve team action was doing little to help progress the Bolton-born youngster as a footballer, so this stint at Edgar Street could be exactly what the doctor ordered. At his best Hewson is a hugely promising all-round midfield player with the ability to be effective in all areas of the pitch, combining a naturally combative and determined approach with creative instinct and a real eye for goal, a knack of arriving in the penalty at just the right time one of his stand-out qualities. The Whites currently find themselves second from bottom in League One, so hopefully Hewson can make a big contribution to their survival bid, starting this weekend at high-flying Scunthorpe.

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