Huddersfield Town have beaten the emergency loan window to secure a deal for Manchester United left-back Reece James until the end of the season .
The 21-year-old, who had a spell on loan at Town's Championship rivals Rotherham United earlier this term, arrives to provide much-needed cover at left-back after Jack Robinson returned to parent club QPR following a knee injury.
But what kind of defender are Town getting for the remaining seven games of the 2014/2015 season?
We spoke to Manchester United writer David Lynch from the Manchester Evening News to discover what the new loanee will offer manager Chris Powell.
David's view on James
Like all full-backs these days, Reece is capable at getting up and down the flank and loves going beyond his winger to provide width.
He showed he is ready to play at Championship level during his brief spell at Rotherham, having started all seven league games the Millers played during his six-week stay earlier this season.
He strikes me as the perfect replacement for Jack Robinson.
It is hard to pinpoint his weaknesses given he has seen so little first-team football for United.
At Under-21 level, he often looks a cut above his peers and contributes effectively both defensively and in an attacking sense. Hopefully this loan move will help give us a better sense of how that translates at senior level.
Reece impressed at wing-back in that very 3-5-2 system throughout pre-season, and even scored two goals from there in the 7-0 drubbing of LA Galaxy.
Louis van Gaal has spent much of the season drilling the 3-5-2 into his players in training and there is no doubt that fact played a big part in Chris Powell pursuing the player. He should slot in just fine.
Despite a stellar pre-season campaign, Reece has only made one first-team appearance in 2014-15.
That came in the 4-0 defeat to MK Dons in the League Cup - a game that did a lot of damage to a number of young players' hopes of stepping up.
Luke Shaw is two years younger and cost £30m, so it is hard to see how anyone ousts him from the left-back spot in the long term.
Mind you, Ashley Young has salvaged his United career already this season, so don't write James' chances off just yet if he impresses at Huddersfield.
