Man Utd found a player to save José Mourinho a fortune in the transfer market

Jose Mourinho called the Manchester United starlets to try their luck here in the United States – and that's what Tahith Chong did.

The teenager with distinctive hair and telescopic legs is one of the least well kept secrets of Old Trafford.

He is considered one of the best hopes of the club – and fans desperately need to see him in action for the first Mourinho team.

Even before signing for Feyenoord there are two summers, Chong media sensation, given his glittering reputation in Holland. And during a brief cameo appearance against Club America in Phoenix, he showed exactly what everyone is talking about.

It was a match that really needed a little magic – and it took an 18 year old, many of whom had not heard of it at the stadium. University of Phoenix before the kickoff, to provide it.

Manchester United players rating: Excellent Tahith Chong and Lee Grant good

Yes it was only a friendly match – and just the beginning of United's pre-season. But United was in danger of collapsing at the weakest end of his American tour, which was already taking place in front of a half empty stadium

. The match was heading towards a 1-0 defeat, Mourinho Chong at the hour – and the 18-year-old was not disappointed.

His cross in the accumulation of equalization of Juan Mata was the climax. But his overall contribution was much more.

Fast and technically excellent with his feet, it was his bravery on the ball that really impressed.

Chong wanted to impose himself in the game – wanted to make things happen for United.

His requirement for the ball repeatedly just emphasized his confidence and determination to dictate his own future.

The absence of so many United stars due to the World Cup has allowed the new generation to attract Mourinho's attention.

Last year, it was Scott McTominay.

Twelve months later and it is Chong who took the limelight.

Make the most of this Lee Grant

The life of an American reserve guardian is a solitary game when the first choice is precisely the best in the world.

So spare a thought for a man brought to be the No3 with no hope of raising his station.

This is the work that Lee Grant knew he was taking by becoming a surprise signature for Mourinho this summer.

His arrival was designed to facilitate Joel Pereira's desire to get the first team football loaned this season.

Mourinho is convinced that Pereira has the makings of a future United No1 – but at this moment David de Gea is unshakeable.

It's a problem for substitute Sergio Romero – not to mention Grant.

The 35-year-old man should therefore savor every moment of this tour – it is quite conceivable that once the season started, he will have played his last balloon up until the end of the season. ;next summer.

That he was so impressive – making three stops – was an added bonus, but will make little difference.

De Gea is No1 – and Romero is the guardian of the cup.

This is precisely why Pereira is so eager to borrow.

The cost of Sanchez estimated?

"Have you heard of Sanchez?" Asked a United fan en route to the stadium.

"I know, that's wrong?" Answered another.

If Mourinho thought he was upset by the failure of Alexis Sanchez to start the tour in the United States, his disappointment was not the same. was nothing compared to supporters on the other side of the Atlantic, who were so desperate to see him in the flesh.

That's too much to suggest that a lightly loaded stage in the night was purely and simply due to his absence – but a United team that does not have the players who played in Russia lack of sparkle.

Sanchez is the most anticipated player on tour – and he has a large fan base on this side of the world.

The good news for Mourinho is that he has now solved his visa problems and that he will join the rest of the tour.

But that did not comfort anyone in Phoenix.

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