Manchester United goalkeeper Joel Pereira is keen to repay the faith that manager Jose Mourinho has shown in him and reach his full potential.

The Red Devils boss has high hopes for the 21-year-old and has declared that he could go on and become "the best Portuguese keeper of the next generation."

"I'm very happy," he told the club's website. "As the number three, I have two top goalkeepers in front of me, and they help me a lot too.

"They have lots of experience and they can help me with that. Obviously, I have a manager who has helped me so much and has always been by my side. I'm learning a lot so I am happy where I am.

"Obviously it's very nice to hear good stuff coming from the manager. Now is my time to show people that he's right about me and everything he says is actually the truth.

"I'm just learning and getting some experience. We'll see what happens next."