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Argyle boss Paul Mariner said of him: "You can see he likes to defend; he's got pace; he is strong in the tackle; and his distribution is excellent.
"He needs to get to know the league after the education he's had at Manchester United, where they play, for want of a better expression, total football, building from the back, playing one-twos, and getting it out from the defending third.
"You can't do that in the Championship and you can't do that on our pitch, so there was a slight adjustment Richard had to make. I thought he did it, piece of cake. He looks as though he's going to help us to keep some clean sheets."
Mariner said before the game: "He is a player that left Manchester United and was highly thought of by Owen Coyle. He is a player that gives us options that we haven't really had and at an ideal time. Richard has joined us because of the injury to Réda Johnson and he can play full back as well.
"I saw him playing for Manchester United reserves a long time ago and I can see why Burnley got him. He is very mobile and should be ideal for us. Brian Laws has deemed it that he can go out and we're very grateful."