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Manchester United have recalled Dean Henderson from his loan spell at Grimsby following a 'significant injury' to one of their first-team squad goalkeepers.

United recently extended 19-year-old Henderson's loan at Grimsby but the Durham-born stopper has returned as United prepare for Sunday's trip to Leicester.

Joel Pereira, who made his debut on Sunday against Wigan and played for the Under-23s on Monday, was not the warm-up goalkeeper for the visit of Hull in midweek. The U23s' second-choice Kieran O'Hara was called up instead.

Under Jose Mourinho and goalkeeping coaches Silvino Louro and Emilio Alvarez, the third-choice goalkeepers have participated in United's pre-match warm-ups this season.

Henderson, who was on the bench for last season's FA Cup fifth round tie at Shrewsbury, made seven appearances and kept four clean sheets for the League Two side.

He is regarded as fifth-choice goalkeeper at United, with Sam Johnstone regarded as third ahead of Pereira for the first half of the season.

Grimsby Town wrote on their website: "Dean has been recalled by his parent club due to a significant injury to one of their first team goalkeepers."

Pereira headed to Belenenses on loan but returned in January and Johnstone has joined Championship side Aston Villa on loan for the remainder of the season.

David de Gea and Sergio Romero are the only goalkeepers to have started competitive fixtures for United this term. Romero has not played in the Premier League since August 2015.

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