Sergio Romero to start in Europa League final
- Red Devils Advocate
- May 12, 2017
- 1 min read
The boss has revealed he'll stick with Sergio Romero in goal for the Europa League final against Ajax in a fortnight if 'everything goes normal'.
Romero who has been impressive in goal for most of the Europa League matches bar three, has kept 8 clean sheets in the process.
"There was no dilemma," insisted Mourinho, when asked about his choice after Thursday's second-leg win over Celta. "They are two fantastic goalkeepers. I never saw, in all my career, two goalkeepers who are such friends because it’s a position where you always have a little bit of rivalry, especially if they are both at the same kind of level. "We are speaking about Argentina’s national goalkeeper and Spain’s national goalkeeper but they are such friends and support each other all the time.
"I have never seen a bad face. I have always seen them supporting each other.
Sergio Romero, 30 is Argentina number 1
"I think it’s fair Sergio is going to play in the final and David accepts that, especially because he has played three Europa League matches already - two against Feyenoord and one against Fenerbahce. [That means] if we win the trophy, David wins the trophy too. "If everything goes normally, and we have no problems, Sergio plays in the final." Romero has now made 26 appearances for United since his arrival from Italian club Sampdoria in the summer of 2015 with more than half of them, 14, coming in European competition.
His five Premier League outings include one under Mourinho, last month's 3-0 win at Sunderland, when De Gea had "a small problem" and Joel Pereira.
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