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Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed Manchester United will not have a first-choice goalkeeper this season after telling David de Gea and Anders Lindegaard they will share the job.
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The United boss said he is ready to switch between the Span and Denmark internationals rather than settling on a regular No. 1.
De Gea, 21, started the season in goal but was dropped after the 3-2 win over Fulham, with Lindegaard, 28, starting the last two games.
And Ferguson believes it is a situation that will help both get used to English football.
"The most important thing I am trying to achieve is to give them both experience of the English game," he said. "They are both young, they do not have the experience of a [Edwin] Van der Sar or a [Peter] Schmeichel, so I am happy alternating them. That's the policy I am adopting and I am happy with that situation."
Despite being dropped, de Gea is likely to be recalled for Wednesday's Champions League opener against Galatasaray, with Ferguson saying: "There is a strong possibility of David coming back."
While the Scottish manager believes United's chances of becoming European champions for a fourth time depend upon their defenders remaining available.
"The key is to keep the defenders fit," he said. "We have had a real rough ride with defenders being injured in the last two or three years.
"At the moment [Chris] Smalling and [Phil] Jones are long term [absentees] and I am down to three centre backs in Vidic, [Rio] Ferdinand and [Jonny] Evans and if I was guaranteed two of those being fit for the rest of the season I would take that now. But it has not been the case over the last few years."
Thinking back to a win at Wolfsburg in December 2009, Ferguson recalled: "We have had [Michael] Carrick and [Darren] Fletcher and [Patrice] Evra at centre-back."