Felix Magath plans to keep Ryan Tunnicliffe

Fulham manager Felix Magath has assured Ryan Tunnicliffe that he will be given the chance to prove himself in the team next season.

The 21-year-old midfielder joined the Cottagers from Manchester United in January, but he was loaned out to Wigan Athletic just 25 days later when Magath replaced Rene Meulensteen.

Despite a stuttering start to his career at Craven Cottage, Magath insists that Tunnicliffe will be part of his plans in the Championship during the next campaign.

"I'm sorry I had to put players like Tunnicliffe out of the team in February," he told the Fulham Chronicle. "The squad was too big so I had to send some away.

"Now he's back. Everybody gets a chance with me. At that time I wasn't able to give him a chance, but now the situation is different so I thought why not?

"He will get his chance, like others, in the next season too."

Fulham finished their Premier League campaign on Sunday with a 2-2 draw at home to Crystal Palace.