Manchester United to bring 'full first-team squad' to Australia

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed he will bring 'the full first-team squad' when the Premier League giants come to Australia next month.

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The Red Devils will play two matches in Perth against A-League Premiers Perth Glory and rivals Leeds United at Optus stadium and Solskjaer is hoping to use the games to test his first team stars ahead of the Norwegian's first full season in charge of United. 

However, it is still unclear if much maligned stars Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku will make the trip down under with both linked with moves away from Old Trafford. 

With only the much maligned Alexis Sanchez unavailable through national team duty, Solskjaer told MUTV that he is relishing the chance to have so many players available for the preseason tour. 

"Summer has been kind to us in that respect - so we'll travel to Perth with the full first team squad," Solskjaer said

"Everyone should be available to be picked - hopefully they're fit when they come back - so the first team is going to be there."

The former Manchester United great gave nothing away when it came to Pogba and Lukaku's availability for the tour with the pair linked with moves to Real Madrid and Inter Milan. 

Manchester United will begin their preseason tour at Optus Stadium in Perth on July 13 against the Glory before backing up on July 17 to take on the Marcelo Bielsa led Leeds United at the same ground. 

Solskjaer revealed he was looking forward to taking on local side Perth Glory as it would be a brilliant chance to see how Australia's best club side shapes up against Premier League opposition. 

"To play against (A-League premiers) Perth Glory is always a good reference point on how the leagues compare," Solskjaer said.

"Games against Leeds United have always been huge for us. I've played in quite a few - both on-and-off the pitch there is some rivalry.

United's Australian leg of the trip is followed by matches in Singapore and Shanghai before returning to Europe to complete their preseason preparations. 


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Published 24 June 2019 9:33pm
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