Vitek's viral moments & progress at Bristol City
Diving to his right to keep out Aidan Morris' 20-yard drive, low by his post, Vitek then stuck out a leg to prevent Hayden Hackney turning the rebound past him from five yards before spinning round to dive on the ball as it rolled on the line with Adilson Malanda about to tap in. It was a viral moment and would have been noted at Manchester United, where Vitek's short-term future will be determined over the coming weeks. "The first save I couldn't see much through bodies and the ball rebounded straight to the striker's feet," recalled Vitek.
"Luckily for me, I didn't give up. I stuck my feet there, somehow it ended up on the line, and I managed to keep it out. " All the unseen training-ground work on reactions paying off?
"Yes," said the 22-year-old. "But I would say it is a mental thing as well. "You are on the ground.
You see the striker with an empty net in front of him. You might think 'it is done, it is a goal', but if you don't just give up and try, sometimes you get rewarded. " For young players at major Premier League clubs, getting the right loan moves can be tough.
Vitek has managed it - and thrived. He made 19 appearances during a half-season in League Two at Accrington. There were 26 in the Austrian Bundesliga for Blau Weiss Linz last term and now 34 in the Championship for Bristol City.