Vitek's Viral Moments & Progress At Bristol City

During his clip astatine Ashton Gate, Vitek has been successful regular interaction pinch United's goalkeeping coach Craig Mawson, whose position was elevated successful January pursuing Ruben Amorim's dismissal.

"We speak regularly; he gives maine feedback," said Vitek. "He has been watching clips from games. It is bully speech pinch him."

Vitek comes crossed arsenic assured and measured.

It is simply a calmness that has helped him make immoderate immense moves. As a 12-year-old, he near his "small village" to subordinate Sigma Olomouc. He was 16 erstwhile nan telephone came from Manchester United.

"I couldn't move down Manchester United astatine specified a young age," he said.

"I knew it would beryllium a challenge; caller country, caller language, but if you don't activity for thing successful life, you can't execute much.

"Looking back, I did nan correct step. It built my characteristic and characteristic arsenic well.

"There person been immoderate difficult times but, erstwhile you flooded that, it builds you up, you person much assurance and you judge successful yourself.

"I person ever been a spot of a loner. Sigma Olomouc was complete an hr from home, and I stayed complete nan week, truthful I was already utilized to nan recreation and being connected my own."

It was pre-planned for nan past 3 summers he would spell retired connected loan. Struber took him to Bristol City this play aft receiving fantabulous reports from Vitek's clip successful his Austrian homeland erstwhile it became clear indebtedness rules meant he needed to enactment successful England.

"It would beryllium astonishing to spell over, play for Manchester United consecutive distant and beryllium unbroken but it's not really usual," he said.

"I deliberation each time, I proved I tin spell different level and that I deserved to make different measurement to nan Championship.

"Loans are not easy for a young goalkeeper. Young goalkeepers usually person immoderate ups and downs. I really admit that everyone successful nan nine trusted maine to travel present and do a job."

That includes dealing pinch crosses and set-pieces, which person go harder to woody pinch arsenic nan modular of transportation has improved.

Not that Vitek is excessively flustered by that.

"Now it is simply a much powerful game," he said. "I spot agelong throws and group crowding your box.

"It is difficult for goalkeepers but luckily for me, I americium 6ft 6in, truthful I tin woody pinch it."

Vitek signed a statement hold to 2028 pinch United erstwhile they agreed to this season's loan. Yet his early beyond his stint Bristol City is uncertain.

Do United spot him arsenic a competitor to Senne Lammens, only 23 and comparatively inexperienced himself, for a run virtually definite to see European football? Or will it beryllium different loan?

"At nan moment, I'm focusing connected being arsenic beardown arsenic imaginable for Bristol City pinch 8 games to play," he said.

"I want to springiness my champion for nan nine and build my level towards adjacent season.

"Then I will pass pinch Manchester United closely, and we will spot what's going to beryllium champion for maine adjacent season.

"But I want to play football. I don't want to conscionable beryllium location sitting connected nan bench."