Man Utd youngster Mills backed to learn from red card woe

Manchester United's under-21 coach Travis Binnion believes Albert Mills' red card in their surprise 4-0 home defeat by Blackburn will prove to be a useful part of his education.

The 17-year-old defender, who was sent off in the first half for two yellow-card offences, was making his Premier League 2 debut in Friday's match.

Blackburn opened the scoring early on through Aodhan Doherty before Mills' 39th-minute red card triggered a tough 10 minutes for Binnion's side, who conceded twice more before the break through Joseph Boggan and Brandon Powell.

Boggan sealed Blackburn's victory with a second goal late on, as Manchester United surrendered their unbeaten start to the competition.

"It is a learning for a young lad making his debut at this level, who finds it a bit quicker and a bit more physical playing against teams who play it forward quicker," said Binnion.

"He has to get to half-time and learn that when you are already on a booking, you cannot give the referee a chance.

"If he doesn't get the early booking and stays on the pitch, I'm pretty sure he goes on to have a really good game because he has loads of ability.

"But this is a level up, the consequences are higher and the decision-making has to be quicker. How often will he be in that situation? Probably not very often."