ONE game and one player stand out ahead of the rest for Kevin Nolan.

Like thousands of Wanderers fans, the top-rated teenager cannot wait for the trip to Old Trafford on October 20, while being on the same pitch as Robbie Fowler will be something special. Being in the Premiership marks a meteoric rise to fame for the Merseysider who has only had one full season as a regular in the senior Reebok ranks. And the prospect of playing Manchester United in front of 68,000 fans is unbelievable.

He said: "The one I am most looking forward to is Old Trafford.

"I've never been there in my life before, even to watch a game.

"So to go and hopefully play on my first visit will be incredible, especially as I've heard the noise is frightening."

Lining up on the same field as Robbie Fowler will be another special moment for Nolan who has known the Liverpool goalscoring legend since they were kids.

He said: "It will be great to see Robbie in our third game of the season because I got to know him quite well when I was growing up.

"My dad and his dad used to play for the same team and me and Robbie used to train together with them when we were kids and have a kickabout on the side of the field when our dads were playing.

"He also did a lot of presentations for my teams when he was a Liverpool player.

"He is a lovely lad and to be on the same pitch as him would be fantastic for me."

Before that Liverpool game is a tough pre-season and two less glamorous games which Nolan knows will be crucial in the team's bid for Premiership survival and his own attempt to establish himself in the side.

"The pre-season is not the best part of the season but it is a big part of it," he revealed.

"And after that, we start looking towards Leicester and Middlesbrough in our first two games and trying to get as many points as possible under our belts as soon as possible.

"You dream of playing in the Premiership when you are a kid. Now I have got my dream it is up to me to do well there.

"I can't wait for it to get started. It hasn't sunk in yet that we are there and I don't think it will until we actually get out there and start playing."

From a personal point of view, the 19-year-old hopes to prove himself invaluable to manager Sam Allardyce, show the rest of the Premiership that he is a talent to be reckoned with and maybe catch the eye of England's new Under-21 boss David Platt.

"The most important thing is that Bolton Wanderers do well," he added.

"That's my main aspiration, for us to stay in the Premiership this time and not fall out of it like we have done in the past.

"I want to make sure the manager keeps picking me. My main priority is Bolton Wanderers and anything apart from that is a bonus.

"I just want to be in the team. I really don't like that feeling of not being picked. When you're not in the team you wish the lads all the best but you wish you were in the team.

"It will be great if I get into the Under-21s but If I go through the season staying in the first team and not getting called up for the Under-21s then I'll be happy."

He knows that improving his goalscoring record will help his bid to stay in the team and make his name in the Premiership.

Kevin said: "I scored three goals last season including two in the cup and if you look at the players in the Premiership they all score goals.

"Stephen Gerrard scored eight or nine goals for Liverpool and was noticed a lot last season. That's because goals get players noticed.

"I'm not too bothered about being noticed, I just want to be successful at the club but it is a fact that goals are a big factor in being a successful player.

"I want to get more than last season and I know that I have got to improve on my goalscoring.

"But you have got to improve on all aspects of your game when you go up into the Premiership because you are moving up a class.

"I'll be playing against some of the best players in the world and I want to ensure they respect me like I respect them."