A loan exit from Manchester United can often make or break a player, and for youngster Teden Mengi the jury is still very much out.
The 19-year-old left United on loan early in the calendar year where he teamed up with club legend Wayne Rooney at Derby County, it would prove to be an invaluable experience as the teenager cut his teeth in Championship football.
Mengi made nine appearances during his initial spell at Pride Park and was back on Rooney's radar in the summer window, though a proposed deal to return fell through amid the well-documented financial issues at the Rams.
After laying such solid foundations it would have been easy for Mengi to let standards slip when it became clear he would be staying in the United youth ranks for
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