Sergio Romero will start Europa League final for Man United ahead of David de Gea, confirms Jose Mourinho
Friday 12 May 2017 13:52, UK
Jose Mourinho has confirmed Sergio Romero will start the Europa League final for Manchester United ahead of David de Gea.
Romero has been preferred over the Spaniard in Europe for much of the season with De Gea Mourinho's first choice in the Premier League.
It was Romero who started at Old Trafford on Thursday night as United advanced to the final against Ajax in Stockholm on May 24 with a 1-1 draw against Celta Vigo that sent through with a 2-1 aggregate victory.
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And Mourinho will keep faith with the Argentinian number one against Ajax and expects De Gea to support his decision.
When asked if he had a selection dilemma, Mourinho replied: "No dilemma. They are two fantastic goalkeepers. I have never seen in all my career two goalkeepers to be so friendly because it is a position where you always have a little bit of a rivalry - especially if you are both the same kind of level.
"We are speaking about the Argentina national goalkeeper and the Spain national goalkeeper.
"They are very good friends and they support each other all the time. I think it is fair that Sergio is going to play the final.
"David accepts that, especially because he has already played Europa League matches so if we win the trophy, David wins the trophy. He played two matches against Feyenoord and Fenerbahce.
"But if everything goes normal and we have no problems, Sergio plays the final."
