Scott Brown hailed rising star Dylan Watret after the full back's worth continued to soar at Airdrie today.The teenager thundered a sensational winner from 25 yards as Ayr got back to winning ways with a vital three points on the road.And boss Brown praised the mature performance of a player who is quickly making a name for himself, with a string of English giants already having watched the 18-year-old in action this season.Brown said: "I'm delighted for the wee man getting his goal - but not just that it was his overall display.
He showed a composure on the ball all day and a willingness to go and receive the ball off the goalkeeper. He came back into the team today and showed his quality. "We want our full backs to press high and get themselves into areas where they can score goals and create chances.
We can't just be relying on big Geo for that and Dylan has now got two goals already."Ayr had to grind out the victory - their eighth on the trot against Airdrie - as a clean sheet proved the base to return to form.
Brown confessed the return of Scott McMann was key in adding stability for United at the heart of defence.He said: "The clean sheet was good and Scotty coming back in is great because he's so calm and understands the way we want to play.
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