'I'd play in goal if I was asked'- Peterborough United full back on the importance of versatility following Shrewsbury victory

Curtis put in a statement performance on Saturday as Posh proved too much for Shrewsbury at Croud Meadow and ran out 4-1 winners thanks to doubles from Kwame Poku and Joel Randall.

Curtis put in a performance, which was described by boss Darren Ferguson as his best in a Posh shirt to date.

The 18-year-old Sheffield United loanee spent the majority of the match at left-back - rather than on his preferred right side - due to the failure of Jake Sparkes to shake off a sickness bug. Sparkes was taken off after 35 minutes and replaced by James Dornelly.

Curtis said: “Playing at left back was always in the pipeline to happen so I was prepared for it. i knew my job and I was well prepared.

“As soon as I came in, the gaffer held a meeting and said that everyone in the team needs to know how to play every position. Just knowing the game plan is important and wherever you’re asked to go and play, you have to go and do a job. If I was asked to go goalkeeper, I would.

“It’s different being on the other side in that it’s unfamiliar, but you have to do it as a footballer and it’s good to be versatile and I feel I showed I can be.

"The team performance was brilliant. We ended up going a goal down at the start, but the lads showed great composure and were really relaxed. We stuck to the game plan and showed our quality to come through. We deserved to win by that margin.

“They were a big threat from set pieces, but we defended them really well. Once we went 2-1 up, we knew that a one-goal margin isn’t always going to be good enough, but we knew that we had the quality to go and score again and we did that. It could have been more as we had plenty of chances throughout the game.

“We have bundles of pace up front. it’s great to have that as an outlet at the end of the game; especially when they were playing the high line.”