Timothy Fosu-Mensah is determined to prove himself at Manchester United this season and provide a potential solution to Jose Mourinho's defensive woes.
The 20-year-old defender played 24 times for Crystal Palace during a loan spell at Selhurst Park last season, but now believes he can make the step up at Old Trafford.
Mourinho desperately wants reinforcements at centre-half ahead of the summer transfer window closing on August 9, but Holland international Fosu-Mensah could offer a homegrown alternative.
'Last year, I was at Crystal Palace, I think I improved there and I've come back a better player,' said Fosu-Mensah.
'I came back to show that I've improved and to show that I'm a better player now. I'll keep working hard and see what happens.
'I can play right-back, right wing-back, centre-back, in midfield. For me, it's possible.
'I've played centre-back and right wing-back [during United's pre-season tour of the United States] so for me it's not a problem.
'I wouldn't say in goal - in goal I would be very bad!'
Fosu-Mensah was part of an inexperienced United defence that suffered a 4-1 defeat to rivals Liverpool in their latest International Champions Cup match in Michigan on Saturday night.
But he prefers to look for the positives from that experience and the tour in general, which concludes when United play Real Madrid in Miami on Wednesday.
'I have to take it day to day,' Fosu-Mensah said. 'I'll keep working hard and if the manager needs me I'll be ready.
'The tour has been good. We've played against quality opponents. We tried to train how we want to play so I think it has been really good for us.
'I'm focused on my training sessions and on the games. The next game is Real Madrid and we have to focus on that now.
'It's very nice to play against a good club, against good players. Some of the best in the world. It's good to have that test and we're focused on that.'
Mourinho already has Chris Smalling, Phil Jones, Eric Bailly, Marcos Rojo and Victor Lindelof as central defensive options, but has doubts about all of them for one reason or another.
United have been linked with Leicester City's England centre-half Harry Maguire following the World Cup but time is running out to complete a deal.