Binnion: FA Youth Cup win breeds confidence

Although Binnion was pleased with that aspect of his team’s performance, his post-match comments demonstrated the high standards that exist at Manchester United. Despite winning, the focus is on where to improve in future games.

“The main objective is achieved,” Travis began.

“We talked before the game about how these nights are unique. Getting through these nights breeds confidence, the learning experiences are like no other but we will have to be better in the next round to get through to the quarter-final, for sure.

“I’m a bit disappointed with the first and last 20 minutes. We knew Reading work hard and ask questions of you. We were fortunate not to concede in the first 20 minutes. Our two centre-backs were outstanding, the goalkeeper was very good, the midfielders were good. But those players carried us through those periods, and it shouldn’t be like that. We weren’t good enough in those two periods.

“In the middle period, we showed good moments of quality, scored good goals, [and] could have scored more. And we weren’t in total control of the game but we had good control of the game.”