DBasia.news – Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho, called 7 young players to join The Red Devils, Manchester Evening reported. This is to strengthen the team during US pre-season tour. One of the players is just 16 years old.
Manchester Evening News, local media in Manchester reported, in the first day of training, there were some academy players like Mason Greenwood, James Garner, Tahith Chong, RoShaun Williams, Ethan Hamilton, Joshua Bohui, and Angel Gomes.
One of the reasons why Man United called Greenwood and Bohui to the main squad is because Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford are still playing for the 2018 World Cup. Meanwhile, Anthony Martial was rumored will leave Old Trafford.
The seven wonder kids are not ordinary players. Greenwood has scored 17 goals with the U-18 team. While Gomes is the youngest player versus Crystal Palace, 14 months ago when he was still 16 years and 264 days old.
Meanwhile, the new player of The Red Devils, Diogo Daloy and Lee Grant appeared in the training center. But, Sergio Romero still absents due to the recovery process.
Manchester United will go to the US to join the 2018 International Champions Cup. During the first match, the runner-up of 2017-2018 Premier League will meet AC Milan in Rose Bowl, Tuesday (26/7).
Here is the player prediction of Jose Mourinho during the pre-season tour to the US, released by Manchester Evening News:
Goalkeeper: Sergio Romero, Joel Pereira, Lee Grant
Defender: Antonio Valencia, Matteo Darmian, Diogo Dalot, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, RoShaun Williams, Chris Smalling, Eric Bailly, Axel Tuanzebe, Daley Blind, Demetri Mitchell, Luke Shaw
Midfielder: James Garner, Ander Herrera, Andreas Pereira, Scott McTominay, Ethan Hamilton
Striker: Alexis Sanchez, Tahith Chong, Angel Gomes, Juan Mata, Anthony Martial, Mason Greenwood, Joshua Bohui