Pereira frustrated with lack of football at United

Manchester United midfielder Andreas Pereira has spoken of his frustration at his lack of first-team football this season in an interview with Goal.

The 20-year old also claims that United manager Louis van Gaal broke a promise to give more football after persuading him not to go out on loan in January.

Pereira has only made three Premier League appearances for the Reds this season (all off the bench) and the Belgian-born midfielder says that he deserved the chance to show what he is capable of:

I wanted to be loaned out in January in order to play more and to keep developing myself, but Van Gaal told me that he did not want me to be loaned out. He told me to stay in Manchester because he would use me and that I would play.

I told him that was fine, and that if I could stay and play then I would. He did not let me leave. I took the decision and now I’m training, doing my job and waiting for him to fulfil his word.

Of course I expected to play more. I think that I deserved the chance. I did well in the games that I had the opportunity to play, but football can be like that.

Pereira also said that he would continue to work hard and remain calm, as he believes that he is good enough to break into the United side in the future:

My manager has not given me this opportunity yet and I will keep working hard, waiting for the chances. If they’ve not come this year, then maybe the next, but I’ll be ready. I’m very calm because everyone sees that I’m playing well and that I deserve my shot.

The Brazilian Under-23 international is expected to represent his country at the Olympics this summer and if he impresses, he might well get a chance to truly break into the first-team. But it may take a loan move away from Old Trafford for the club to truly realise that they have a genuine talent in their ranks.