Post by Sméagol on Jul 9, 2018 10:39:49 GMT
Mason Greenwood is set to be included among the Manchester United rookies in Jose Mourinho's pre-season tour squad which flies out later this week.
The MEN understands 16-year-old Greenwood and academy midfielder James Garner, 17, did not travel with the reserves and academy to their training camp in Austria and will train with the first-team this week.
Tahith Chong, 18, and Angel Gomes, 17, have also stayed at Carrington and could make the squad for the five-match tour. Nineteen-year-old defender RoShaun Williams, who was named on the first-team bench by Louis van Gaal for cup ties against West Ham and Liverpool in March 2016, has stayed behind in Manchester, as has Ethan Hamilton, who was promoted to the first-team bench at Huddersfield in February. Hamilton, 19, was out of contract in June but is thought to have signed an extension.
Garner's father, Dave, confirmed his son's inclusion on Twitter last week and Mourinho's decision to reward some of the most talented youngsters in their age group will doubtless delight supporters. Their ascension could also be partly influenced by new first-team coach Kieran McKenna, who nurtured Garner, Greenwood, Gomes and Chong during his 18-month stint as U18 coach.
Greenwood's selection is mainly enforced by Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford's World Cup commitments, while Anthony Martial's agent said the striker wants to leave last month. The prolific Greenwood scored 17 goals in 17 starts for the Under-18s last year. Zak Dearnley and Tyrell Warren also have outside chances of travelling on tour.
Chong recovered superbly from a knee injury to claim the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year award last term while Gomes became the fourth youngest United player aged 16 years and 263 days against Crystal Palace 14 months ago.
United's first-team squad is currently 30-strong but 12 players were named in their nations' World Cup squads. Nemanja Matic was the only international who failed to progress beyond the group stage and Mourinho said ahead of the tournament he hoped Serbia would be eliminated early so the midfielder could go on holiday.
Andreas Pereira and Timothy Fosu-Mensah have returned from season-long loans with Valencia and Crystal Palace, while new signings Diogo Dalot and Lee Grant are set to fly across the Atlantic.
United travel to Los Angeles on Sunday and are due to train at the UCLA campus on Monday. Their first tour match is against Club America in Phoenix, Arizona, on July 19.
Possible United pre-season tour squad:
Goalkeepers: Sergio Romero, Joel Pereira, Lee Grant
Defenders: Antonio Valencia, Matteo Darmian, Diogo Dalot, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, RoShaun Williams, Chris Smalling, Eric Bailly, Axel Tuanzebe, Daley Blind, Demetri Mitchell, Luke Shaw
Midfielders: James Garner, Ander Herrera, Andreas Pereira, Scott McTominay, Ethan Hamilton
Forwards: Alexis Sanchez, Tahith Chong, Angel Gomes, Juan Mata, Anthony Martial, Mason Greenwood
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-utd-pre-season-tour-14877930
The MEN understands 16-year-old Greenwood and academy midfielder James Garner, 17, did not travel with the reserves and academy to their training camp in Austria and will train with the first-team this week.
Tahith Chong, 18, and Angel Gomes, 17, have also stayed at Carrington and could make the squad for the five-match tour. Nineteen-year-old defender RoShaun Williams, who was named on the first-team bench by Louis van Gaal for cup ties against West Ham and Liverpool in March 2016, has stayed behind in Manchester, as has Ethan Hamilton, who was promoted to the first-team bench at Huddersfield in February. Hamilton, 19, was out of contract in June but is thought to have signed an extension.
Garner's father, Dave, confirmed his son's inclusion on Twitter last week and Mourinho's decision to reward some of the most talented youngsters in their age group will doubtless delight supporters. Their ascension could also be partly influenced by new first-team coach Kieran McKenna, who nurtured Garner, Greenwood, Gomes and Chong during his 18-month stint as U18 coach.
Greenwood's selection is mainly enforced by Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford's World Cup commitments, while Anthony Martial's agent said the striker wants to leave last month. The prolific Greenwood scored 17 goals in 17 starts for the Under-18s last year. Zak Dearnley and Tyrell Warren also have outside chances of travelling on tour.
Chong recovered superbly from a knee injury to claim the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year award last term while Gomes became the fourth youngest United player aged 16 years and 263 days against Crystal Palace 14 months ago.
United's first-team squad is currently 30-strong but 12 players were named in their nations' World Cup squads. Nemanja Matic was the only international who failed to progress beyond the group stage and Mourinho said ahead of the tournament he hoped Serbia would be eliminated early so the midfielder could go on holiday.
Andreas Pereira and Timothy Fosu-Mensah have returned from season-long loans with Valencia and Crystal Palace, while new signings Diogo Dalot and Lee Grant are set to fly across the Atlantic.
United travel to Los Angeles on Sunday and are due to train at the UCLA campus on Monday. Their first tour match is against Club America in Phoenix, Arizona, on July 19.
Possible United pre-season tour squad:
Goalkeepers: Sergio Romero, Joel Pereira, Lee Grant
Defenders: Antonio Valencia, Matteo Darmian, Diogo Dalot, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, RoShaun Williams, Chris Smalling, Eric Bailly, Axel Tuanzebe, Daley Blind, Demetri Mitchell, Luke Shaw
Midfielders: James Garner, Ander Herrera, Andreas Pereira, Scott McTominay, Ethan Hamilton
Forwards: Alexis Sanchez, Tahith Chong, Angel Gomes, Juan Mata, Anthony Martial, Mason Greenwood
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-utd-pre-season-tour-14877930
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