Walsall midfielder Reece Flanagan has spoken of his delight as he started a league game for the first time since April 2016 as the Saddlers faced Plymouth Argyle on New Year's Day.
23-year-old, Birmingham-born Flanagan, who has made ten all-competition appearances so far this season, was pleased with his contribution at Home Park and felt he should have been awarded a penalty after being bundled over inside the box in the second half.
Reece, speaking via the club's official website - Saddlers.co.uk, said; "It had been a long time waiting for me but it was good to get in the team. I thought I put in a performance that will put myself in the gaffer’s eyes so hopefully I will keep my place in the team. I thought we played quite well and created a few chances away from home.
"They had a couple of shots from long range but I didn’t feel there was a great deal that really troubled our goal. It was disappointing to concede and we felt we should have had a penalty ourselves.
"I chested it down in the box and was about to shoot from 10-12 yards out. I had no reason to go down but I felt a push in the back so for me that was a blatant penalty. We’ve got to keep looking forward to the next game rather than looking into the past and hopefully we can pick up points."