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The Manchester United players are ready to fly to Australia while their pre-season tour begins before the new Premier League season.
It will be a chance for many Reds to impress by facing Perth Glory in Australia, before heading to Singapore and Shanghai to face Inter Milan and Tottenham in the International Champions Cup – before returning to in Europe for a match against Kristiansund in Oslo and AC Milan in Cardiff.
Here's what you can expect from the United …
Emphasis on youth
This one will not surprise those who have listened to and read the comments of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer since he took the reins of José Mourinho.
There was a glimpse of the future at the end of last season with Mason Greenwood, Tahith Chong and James Garner given their professional debut by the Norwegian – and more young people will certainly be present in the friendly matches. ; preseason.
Greenwood, in particular, will be among the players looking to impress amid rumors that fellow center forward Romelu Lukaku could leave for Inter this summer.
A midfielder to raise his hand
After Ander Herrera's departure and as the transfer saga Paul Pogba trails, United could end up with a shortage of midfielder options in the near future. Add to this the fact that the contracts proposed for Sean Longstaff and Bruno Fernandes, Sporting Lisbon, Newcastle, have not yet been concluded and that there is a chasm to fill in pre-season.
It can be hoped that Andreas Pereira has the courage to prove a point after getting a new contract. Fred, Scott McTominay and personalities such as Garner and Dylan Levitt will also be among the guests. One of them must plead his case and send a message to Solskjaer to tell him that he is ready to go into the void this season.
Daniel James electricity
Solskjaer has already admitted that new recruit James "set the standard" at the start of preparatory training, following his transfer of £ 15 million from Swansea.
The boss clearly believes in the ability of James, hence the decision to remove the Welsh, who was previously so little known, the Championship. So expect James to have a lot of opportunities during the pre-season tour and prove how good he can be for United. And opportunities on the right flank, where United options are rare.
His pace is already well known, but the 21-year-old also has a trick in his bag and a powerful shot.
Solskjaer to experiment
United will need some tactical flexibility to improve the disappointing result of his sixth place in the Premier League. Solskjaer was unable to find a formula – beyond the 4-3-3 that had worked for him initially – and the Reds were running out of ideas for the campaign's resolution.
So expect that United will align in different forms during the preparatory program. Solskjaer could even try a more conventional rear-wing system or 4-2-3-1, none of which was seen at Old Trafford under his direction.
All eyes on the fitness
Fitness, fitness and fitness were Solskjaer's priorities towards the end of last season – and rightly so.
He has repeated time and time again that he was convinced that the United team was not as fit as she wished to play her energetic, pressing and counter-attacking football style. ; so promised a rigorous pre-season schedule.
Matches will provide an opportunity for players' physical condition to be tested in a gaming environment rather than out of training ground.
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