Romero is Mourinho's final choice
Sergio Romero should be the first name on Manchester United's teamsheet for the Europa League final on 24 May, after Jose Mourinho revealed he will select the Argentina international ahead of regular goalkeeper David De Gea.
The decision will reward Romero for his role in helping the Reds to reach the showpiece fixture. Usually De Gea's deputy, he stepped up to keep clean sheets in the last two group games in the competition, at home to Feyenoord (4-0) and away to Zorya Luhansk (2-0), and also started all of the eight knockout matches against Saint Etienne, Rostov, Anderlecht and, latterly, Celta Vigo. "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.
"I think it’s fair Sergio is going to play in the final and David accepts that, especially because David has played three Europa League matches already - two against Fenerbahce and one against Feyenoord - and so 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, tipped by the Reds boss to be a future Portugal no.1, was on the bench as cover.
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