GOALKEEPER Mason Munn hopes today is just the start for him as he made his Rangers debut in the 5-0 Scottish Cup victory over Fraserburgh.
The 18-year-old dedicated the debut to his family for their part in his journey and was delighted they could be there to witness his big moment.
Speaking to RangersTV at full-time, he said: “It was an amazing moment for me and my family who were here to witness it. For all the things they have done for me, I just want to give a special mention to them.
“I am proud of myself that I have made my debut, the manager has shown trust in me, which is amazing, so it is an endless thank you to him for that. It was a good day, there are definitely things to improve on, but I am still learning, I am only 18.
“I had my mum, dad and countless amounts of people here, but my mum and dad have been amazing for me from a young age. They would drive me up and down the country back home in Northern Ireland and then when I moved over here, it is not easy for your mum to let you go at 16-years-old, so it is a massive commitment.”
On this afternoon’s game, Munn continued: “I thought we had a bit of a slow start in the game but once we got the first goal we kicked on from there. The second half we showed the intensity levels were just a bit too much for Fraserburgh but credit to them they came and played a good game so they boys did well.”
Munn hopes he can continue to learn from the experienced Jack Butland and Liam Kelly and earn himself more experiences like this afternoon.
He said: “They are both very experienced goalkeepers. Learning off them is a massive thing for me and I try to take small things from them every day.
“The manager mentioned it to me before to just go and play today and you’ll see that you want to play even more. Of course, there’s that hunger in there and getting that experience today just shows how amazing it is to play for this football club, and I just want to do it more and more now.”