Shown that I can be lead goalkeeper, says Romero
Stockholm, May 27: Sergio Romero has spent large parts of his club career sitting on the bench but after helping Manchester United win the Europa League, he believes he has shown he is good enough to be the club’s number one goalkeeper.
The Argentina no. 1 has had to make do with only six Premier League starts in his two seasons with United since signing from Sampdoria, where he also had a limited role. But he spoke of his gratitude to Jose Mourinho for making him first choice in the victorious Europa League campaign.
“I chose to come here because of the type of club this is, one of the biggest in the world and an opportunity I couldn’t turn down even though I knew it might be a little harder here to play a lot,” Romero said.
“With Louis (van Gaal) I played 12 games and I felt good and so I thought I had played an important role for the team despite not playing a lot. Then with Jose I’ve had a bigger role, I’ve been able to play a little more and I’ve been able to show I’m a goalkeeper that can play for this club.”
Romero played the first four games of his first season at United as David de Gea was expected to move to Real Madrid, a transfer that was derailed on the final day of the transfer window due to administrative reasons.
His consistency in the Europa League was a rare instance in which he replicated his prominent role for Argentina, where he is the most capped goalkeeper in the team’s history, at club level.