Tuesday 11 July 2017 11:52, UK
Jose Mourinho has revealed he plans to rotate his three goalkeepers during the pre-season tour in the US in a big vote of confidence for Joel Pereira.
The 21-year-old Pereira, who made his first-team debut in January, signed a contract extension last week which keeps him at Manchester United until the summer of 2021, with the option of a further year.
Mourinho rates Pereira highly, tipping him to become "the best Portuguese goalkeeper of the next generation" and he will be given an opportunity to play with the first team during the preseason.
The United boss revealed David de Gea split time with Pereira in United's first match against LA Galaxy on Sunday.
Sergio Romero and Pereira will share goalkeeping duties against Real Salt Lake on July 18 with De Gea and Romero rotating against Manchester City on July 21.
"The first match, Romero does not play," Mourinho told MUTV. "We play David for 45 and the kid [Pereira] for 45.
"In the second match, David does not play. We play the kid for 45 and Romero for 45. The third match against Man City, we don't play Joel. We will play David for 45 and Romero for 45."
Pereira made his Premier League debut for United on the final day of last season as he started in a 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace at Old Trafford.
He has moved ahead of Sam Johnstone, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Aston Villa, in the pecking order at Old Trafford.
Johnstone did not travel to the US and Villa are close to agreeing a deal for him to return next season, Sky sources understand.
Another young United goalkeeper, Dean Henderson, who was part of the England squad that won the Under-20 World Cup in the summer, has joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on loan for the 2017/18 season.
