England under-20 international Bryn Morris unsure if he will still be at York City next week

The on-loan Middlesbrough midfielder's current loan deal expires following Saturday's Sky Bet League Two home match with Accrington Stanley.

That fixture falls after tomorrow's deadline for pre-January signings when manager Jackie McNamara intends to add to the five loan players already at Bootham Crescent - the maximum quota that can be used in any matchday squad.

On his City future, Morris said: "The Accrington game is my last one and things change really quickly in football, so we'll see what happens. All I'm doing is focussing on the next game then, if the gaffer wants me to stay, I'll see what my options are and take things from there."

Morris, 19, confessed that results have been difficult to swallow during his three outings for the Minstermen since arriving from the north-east with the team yet to avoid defeat since his arrival.

"It's all been about fine margins in the games I've played here," he reasoned. "We've been beaten by the odd goal each time and that's been frustrating but, hopefully we can get that break to win a game and that will then drive us on to win more and more.

"All the evidence is there to show we are scoring goals. As a team, we've just got to cut out the silly defensive errors that are costing us goals because, if you're letting in three like we did on Saturday, you're not going to win a match."

If selected at Portsmouth tonight, Morris is also hoping to be restored to his favoured central-midfield role, rather than in the wide berth he started in during Saturday's 3-2 loss at Leyton Orient.

"I started out on the left and then went out to the right and neither is my preferred position," he explained. "I felt I was steady doing those jobs, but it was hard for me because I've never played there before.

"I moved into the centre of midfield in the second half and felt I was a lot better in terms of getting on the ball and breaking the lines. I enjoyed that more and was able to put some balls in the box too."

Morris was, however, pleased to earn a recall straight back into the team after missing the previous two matches due to international duty, adding: "That's credit to the gaffer for putting me straight back in.

"It shows he has got belief in me and that makes you want to go out and do your best."

As a Middlesbrough hopeful, Morris also enjoyed lining up in East London alongside former Riverside favourite Jonathan Greening, who won the club's Player of the Year award back in 2003.

"He's got lots of experience and you will always learn from players like him," he admitted. "I didn't watch him play for Boro, but I've obviously heard all about him and did play against him once in a friendly when he was on trial at Hartlepool."

Morris missed out on adding to his England U20 caps during the international break when the second game of a planned double-header in France was postponed due to the terrorist attacks in Paris.

On that experience, he said: "I didn't play the first game because all the lads who had played for their clubs at the weekend were rested. We were then set to play the second game but it got called off so I missed two games for York without playing for my country but that was out of everybody's control.

"Fortunately, we were a few hours away from Paris in Brittany at the time but, obviously, it wasn't nice to hear what was happening."

With City due to play in front of their biggest crowd of the campaign at Fratton Park, though, this evening, Morris is relishing his next challenge at club level.

"I know they get big crowds, so we want to put on a good performance and, after a long journey, hopefully we can get a good result there," he pointed out.