Alfie Devine discusses his best position at Preston North End

Alfie Devine says he is 'more than happy' to play any role that is asked of him by his manager.

Preston North End shattered their transfer record to bring Devine back to Deepdale permanently in the summer transfer window after a successful loan last season.

The playmaker set the club back about £6m, but it hasn't been a great start for him upon his return to Lancashire just yet.

North End are struggling at the bottom of the table, while it took Devine 11 games to get his first goal contribution when he scored the equaliser at Wrexham on Saturday.

The 22-year-old has already played in a number of different positions this season but has mostly been placed out on the flank rather than through the middle like he typically did last season.

Yet, Devine insists his positioning hasn't been too different this year and he will do whatever is asked of him by Graham Alexander.

"I think I played there a few times last year," he told BBC Radio Lancashire. "The position isn't too different to what I was playing last year, maybe a bit further forward.

"But, I think whatever position I'm playing in, I need to keep up the consistency. It's about helping the team, no matter where you're asked to play.

"If the manager asks you to play a position, you're going to play it.

"If that means I have as much of the ball, then I'm going to have to do that for the team.

"I'm a midfielder, but if told to play out wide I'm more than happy to do it, or the position I'm playing in now, I'm more than happy to do it as well."

Devine asked if he can get on the ball more in a central position

When asked if he feels he can get on the ball more to influence games from a central position, Devine pointed out that a lot of his goals and assists last season actually came from wider positions on the pitch. Just like in Wales.

He said: "We've never really been a team that's dominated possession where you're always getting the ball in the areas you want it.

"Even last year and beginning of this season, I go and find places to get the ball that isn't the middle of the pitch and I think a lot of my joy last year was actually not right down in the centre.

“In terms of creating goals, whenever I got my assists or goals it's running in the wide areas.

"Like I said, it's about trying to get back to that and see where that takes us."