RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 17 -- Brazil coach Tite has included Manchester United's Andreas Pereira and Barcelona's Arthur Melo in a vastly changed squad for friendlies against the United States and El Salvador next month.

Flamengo playmaker Lucas Paqueta, Fluminense striker Pedro, Gremio winger Everton and Porto center-back Felipe were among the other newcomers in Brazil's 24-man squad announced on Friday.

Teenage Flamengo goalkeeper Hugo Souza was also selected despite having never played for the Rio de Janeiro club's first team.

But there was no place for Manchester City trio Gabriel Jesus, Fernandinho and Ederson while Real Madrid left-back Marcelo and Inter Milan center-back Miranda were also left out.

Brazil face the United States in New Jersey on Sept. 7 and El Salvador in Washington four days later.

The matches will be the team's first since their 2-1 World Cup quarterfinal defeat to Belgium in Russia last month.

Pereira's selection comes just a week after he made his Premier League debut for Manchester United in a deep-lying midfield role.

The 22-year-old is also eligible to play for Belgium - the country of his birth - but has publicly stated a preference for Brazil, where both his parents are from.

Tite said he plans to test as many young players as possible ahead of next year's Copa America in Brazil and the start of the 2022 World Cup qualifying tournament later in 2019.

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