 Upon his return to the first team, Gill became an established member of the squad, playing in various roles in both defence and midfield.He scored twice for United at senior level; the first in the FA Cup third round replay against QPR at Loftus Road on 11 January 1989 – 10 days after a fine performance in the 3–1 home league win over rivals Liverpool.His next goal came three days after, on 14 January, in a 3–0 home win over Millwall in the league.