MICHAEL Flynn has reminded Lee Evans of the “privilege” of wearing City’s number four shirt – as he tipped the midfielder to score a Valley Parade winner.

Evans will make his home debut against Port Vale on Saturday after an impressive first outing at Barnsley.

The Welsh under-21 international, on loan from Wolves until January, earned rave reviews for his role at Oakwell.

That came as no surprise to former Bantam Flynn, a team-mate of Evans when the youngster first made the senior grade with Newport.

Flynn still keeps in regular touch and insisted he should grab his opportunity at City with both hands. He also stressed what it means to wear the jersey made famous by Stuart McCall.

Flynn said: “We had a chat and I told Lee that it was a privilege to be given the number four.

“I was fortunate enough to wear that shirt and knew how much it meant after a club legend like Stuart McCall had it before.

“When you’re wearing that number for Bradford, you have to give 100 per cent commitment. That is expected.

“But I think Lee is going to fit in brilliantly there. He had a very good debut and I’m sure he can’t wait to play in front of the big crowds at Valley Parade.

“In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if Lee scored the winner on Saturday. He’s confident in his ability and has that swagger about him.”

Evans made his debut for hometown club Newport at 17 in 2012 and was a regular at the start of their first season back in the Football League. He played alongside Flynn in the Exiles midfield for five months before Wolves came in with a £200,000 deal.

Flynn added: “I did all his defensive work and let him look pretty and get forwards so he caught the eye a bit more. I got Lee his move!

“He’s a nice lad, very determined with all the attributes to be a really good midfield player.

“Sometimes he can get a little bit ahead of himself but that’s only because he knows what he can do.

“I’ve been critical of him because I think so much of him.

“Lee got called up to the Wales first team at the end of last season but had to withdraw with a hamstring injury. But with Wales ninth in the rankings, that shows his pedigree.

“The higher he goes he probably needs to work a little more on his defensive game. These days you need everything to go the top – and he has got that ability.

“He was doing very well at Wolves and improved no end before falling out of favour last season.

“But he’s a brilliant player for Bradford to bring in. And you never know, if he does well and they get promoted or Wolves go up to the Premier League, then he could do a lot worse than signing for the club.”