Finn deserves place in Argyle squad - Cleverley

Plymouth Argyle youngster Tegan Finn deserves to be in the first-team squad, according to boss Tom Cleverley.

The 17-year-old winger scored the Pilgrims' equaliser in their 2-1 Vertu Trophy quarter-final loss at Luton Town earlier this week - his first goal against first-team opposition.

Finn was included in Argyle's 22-man outfield squad for the rest of the season, despite him being a youth player.

It led to the omission of Ayman Benarous, although the midfielder has since been reinstated after Kornel Szucs left the club.

Finn's goal came a few days after impressing for Argyle's youth side.

"The attitude he shows playing for the 18s on Saturday, scoring four goals for them, which catches the eye of everyone, which tells you he deserves this opportunity in the squad," Cleverley said.

"It results in a strong performance for the first team on Tuesday and a goal, an important goal it could have been.

"I love that about football clubs that you can be playing for our 18s on Saturday and score a cup quarter-final goal for the first team on Tuesday.

"He's deserved to be part of the plans in the first team, maybe more than he has been moving forward, but that's credit to the attacking players that have been playing - Owen Dale, Ronan Curtis, Xavier Amaechi on that side.

"So there's strong competition in that area of the pitch, but Tegan deserved his chance, and I thought he took it."