Former Sunderland winger Luke Molyneux hoping to keep place in Hartlepool United side following goalscoring return

Luke Molyneux couldn’t have dreamed of a better return to the Hartlepool United starting line-up as he grabbed a goal and an assist in a 2-0 win over Aldershot Town on Saturday.

By Dominic Scurr

Published 12th Feb 2020, 06:00 BST

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The 21-year-old missed the entire first half of the season due to a troublesome foot injury, but now he’s back and determined to kick-on for the final 12 matches of the campaign.

“It’s a nice feeling to get your name to your name called out to start,” Molyneux said.

“But I knew that my name being on the teamsheet doesn’t mean anything, I need to work as hard as I can to stay in the team.

Luke Molyneux of Hartlepool United in action during the Vanarama National League match between Hartlepool United and Aldershot Town at Victoria Park, Hartlepool on Saturday 8th February 2020. (Credit: Mark Fletcher | MI News)

“A goal and an assist is obviously nice, but just starting matches again is my main target. Hopefully I’ve shown that I can start next week as well.”

Pools travel to Solihull Moors in the National League this Saturday.

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