Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is trying to put an end to suggestions that he doesn't give youngsters a chance.

The former Chelsea coach last season gave more minutes to academy players than any other Premier League manager, largely thanks to Marcus Rashford.

Due to face Barcelona on Wednesday night, the youngsters are getting their chance to shine during the pre-season tour of the United States too.

There is a very youthful look about the Manchester United squad following the summer departures of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Wayne Rooney.

The combined £105m signings of 24-year-old Romelu Lukaku and 23-year-old Victor Lindelof suggest Mourinho is working on a long-term vision.

The Reds have always been famous for producing young talent, with the Class of 92' going on to win countless silverware together in the first team.

Mourinho picked out three players who he believes are destined to break into the first team at Old Trafford.

"The reputation is the reputation," Mourinho said. "But the other day I found myself in the tunnel before the Real Madrid game and, I'm not talking about the second-half because they were kids who were 15 or 16 during my time there, but in the first-half more than half the Real team, which is their first-team because they were only missing Ronaldo and Ramos, all these guys started with me and had debuts with me.

"They came into the first team with me, they trained with me when they were 15 and 16-years-old. Nacho, Casemiro, Carvajal, Morata. Morata was not there, Marcelo was 20. Almost all of them.

"So probably in a few years Man United will also have half a dozen of these kids [in the team]. I think Scott (McTominay) and Demetri (Mitchell) are also kids to have a future in the club and Andreas Pereira is back."

McTominay, 20, joined the club aged five and the central midfielder made his Premier League debut against Arsenal in May.

Mitchell, 20, also made his Premier League debut in May but has been given limited opportunities at left-back during the pre-season tour.

Pereira, 21, has been the standout youngster during pre-season in the deep-lying playmaker role, having returned from a loan in La Liga last season.

The likes of Rashford, Axel Tuanzebe and Timothy Fosu-Mensah are also expected to be part of the first team squad in the upcoming 17/18 campaign.