Van Gaal: I'll give Manchester United youth a chance on US tour

The Red Devils boss plans to give youngsters an opportunity to push for first-team inclusion next season when he leads his time to a defence of the International Champions Cup


Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal will give youngsters a chance to stake their claim for a first-team spot on the club’s upcoming tour of the United States.

The Premier League outfit will return to America in July to play in the International Champions Cup, a tournament that they won in 2014.

Mexican side America and San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer will provide the opposition for United, as will Champions League winners Barcelona and French champions Paris Saint-Germain.

The calibre of opposition may be high but Van Gaal, who steered United back into the Champions League in his first season in charge, plans to utilise the depth in his squad.

“You always get chances, especially in pre-season, and if you grab that chance then maybe you get the possibility to join our first-team squad next season,” he told the Red Devils’ official website.

“I shall take a lot of youngsters with us to the USA and they have the chance to show themselves and then we shall wait and observe how they can develop.”

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