Manchester United U18 coach Neil Ryan has shrugged off the Liverpool baiting of Charlie McNeill ahead of their potential FA Youth Cup tie.
McNeill has since apologised for his remark.
And Ryan told the Manchester Evening News with a wry smile: "Of course we want to keep all the boys humble and working hard, being respectful.
"But Charlie is a character, absolutely. He's a goalscorer, he took his goal ever so well, fantastic finish, and he is a cheeky little lad every now and then.
"But you do want young footballers to have character, confidence, that's what he's got. We don't want to knock that out of him, but we of course want to make sure he knows the levels of respect for everyone. He does. He'll be pleased he got another nice goal."
