The youngster earned his first Premier League appearance against his former team Arsenal and he made an impression on United fans

Manchester United fans had a lot to say about young centre-back Ayden Heaven who played against Arsenal for the first time since leaving.

Manchester United produced a fighting display to grab a point from their Premier League game against Arsenal at Old Trafford on Sunday even though many had predicted an easy win for the North London

Ruben Amorim was thrilled with Ayden Heaven’s contribution on his Premier League debut for Manchester United against his former club Arsenal The 18-year-old left the Gunners in January with his route to a place in the first team blocked by a number of experienced centre halves.

Rio Ferdinand also feels Heaven’s decision to leave Arsenal in favour of a transfer to Manchester United has been vindicated as he is getting first-team football: “I think he’s been justified going to Man United at this point because he’s playing right now. Long term, I don’t know, long term, we don’t know.”

One of the bright spots from Manchester United's 1-1 draw against Arsenal on Sunday was the performance of teenage defender Ayden Heaven. The 18-year-old came off the bench at half-time in place of Leny Yoro to make his Premier League debut - against the club he left during the recent transfer window.