'Preston stood out from start' for Armstrong

On-loan Everton midfielder Harrison Armstrong says "Preston stood out straight away" when deciding the next step in his career.

The 18-year-old, who played 15 Championship games on loan at Derby County last season, made the temporary switch to Deepdale on deadline day.

"I was fortunate enough to go away with them [Everton] in pre-season and had quite a few good minutes," Armstrong told BBC Radio Lancashire.

"I thought I had done well in the games I was involved in, but towards the end of the window it made more sense for me to get more game time and go and express myself on a consistent basis, week in week out.

"It was a matter of timing and not trying to force anything, and hopefully we have taken the right approach.

"There were clubs sniffing about earlier in the window - but pretty much from when I spoke to Preston and the manager, they stood out to me straight away, with what they are trying to achieve here, and it aligns with what I'm trying to achieve."

Everton boss David Moyes also has extensive ties with Preston, having made more than 170 appearances for the club as a player before beginning his managerial career at Deepdale in 1998.

"He [David Moyes] told me how good a club it is," England Under-19 international Armstrong added. "He told me how good the people are, and that I would enjoy myself, which is all you can ask really.

"It is about having good people around you - I'm still young and I'm going to make mistakes, but it is having those people to correct you and send you in the right direction.

"Fortunately that is what I have got - I have got really good people around me and people that have come into my life and kept me grounded."

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