He was the star man again on Saturday in their opening pre-season fixture against Raith Rovers, laying on two goals in the 4-1 win at Stark’s Park before being replaced by Ross Gardiner in a pre-arranged substitution.

But, despite topping the bill for the Tannadice men, Cameron has yet to be persuaded he has a safe place in manager Craig Brewster’s top squad.

He will now use the games in Scandinavia against Herfolge on Wednesday and Nordsjaelland on Friday to prove to himself and his gaffer he has made it.

“I just really got back involved in the senior side towards the end of the season, so there is no way I am taking anything for granted,” said Cameron, who flew out with the United party to their Farum training base near Copenhagen today.

“There will be no targets set by me other than to stay involved with the first team for as long as possible.

“I made sure I kept myself fit through the holidays because I wanted to pick up from where I left off in May.

“It is hard to say how the new campaign will go for me, but I am enjoying my football just now and excited about what lies ahead in the next few weeks.”

Cameron and United colleague Garry Kenneth have the no small matter of the UEFA U/19 Championship Finals in Poland to look forward to following the Danish trip.

Once club business is taken care of, the pair will fly straight on to eastern Europe to join their Scotland mates for the eight-team tournament, where they face a tough Group B schedule against Portugal, Spain and Turkey.

“It is a total privilege to play for your country, so even though it will be hectic, no way do I see it as anything other than an honour,” added Cameron.

The midfielder showed he is in good shape going into that gruelling spell by laying on United’s opener against Raith on Saturday.

Neat footwork at the edge of the box won him time and space to thread the ball through to Lee Miller, who beat the offside trap to shoot home from close range on 33 minutes.

It was 2-0 just four minutes later and Cameron was the key man again, finding Noel Hunt with a pass and the new recruit from Dunfermline did well to score from the right-hand side of the box.

Raith grabbed a goal back four minutes after the interval when a Paul McManus half-volley beat Tangerines keeper Derek Stillie.

Cameron made way for Gardiner on 68 minutes before United wrapped things up with headers from Miller (73 minutes) and Hunt (79).

United boss Brewster said, “The boys looked like they enjoyed themselves out there. Raith had a couple of chances, but, overall, it was a good workout.”

Rovers boss Gordon Dalziel felt the scoreline flattered the visitors, saying, “I didn’t think we deserved to lose 4-1. If we can eliminate the mistakes, then I will be happy.”