Manchester United have landed in Los Angeles for their pre-season tour of the United States.
Conveniently, Jose Mourinho’s squad will link up with their new £75million signing Romelu Lukaku when they arrive, after the former Everton striker completed a medical in LA.
Lukaku has been enjoying a holiday with pal Paul Pogba and when they return to work in the UK it will be Old Trafford.
Lukaku said his final goodbyes to the Toffees late on Sunday night, thanking fans, coaches and staff for all they’d done for him over the past four years.
A notable omission from the Red Devils’ touring party is Wayne Rooney, who was heaped with praise by his club of the past 13 years as they let him return to his boyhood club on a free transfer.
United’s US trip follows a week of pre-season training at their Carrington training base.
They left for the States on Sunday before heading for their initial base at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Mourinho’s side will first face the LA Galaxy next weekend, before games against Real Salt Lake, Manchester City, Real Madrid and Barcelona.
United arrived at Manchester airport in one casual outfit – a zip-up grey hoodie and grey polo shirt – before changing into a different red and black design for the plane.
While Lukaku is yet to be been named in the United tour squad, he is expected to join them after being officially unveiled.
Marcos Rojo travelled with his team-mates, despite being expected to miss the start of the season with his serious knee injury.
Luke Shaw and Ashley Young, celebrating his birthday on Sunday, joined the squad even though they too ended last season on crutches.
Adnan Januzaj has been linked with a move away from Old Trafford and he has moved a step to the exit after not being included in the tour squad.
New signing Victor Lindelof will make his debut for the Red Devils in America.
United’s tour squad
Eric Bailly Daley Blind Michael Carrick Matteo Darmian David de Gea Marouane Fellaini Tim Fosu-Mensah Ander Herrera Phil Jones Victor Lindelof Jesse Lingard Anthony Martial Juan Mata Scott McTominay Demetri Mitchell Henrikh Mkhitaryan Andreas Pereira Joel Pereira Paul Pogba Marcus Rashford Marcos Rojo Sergio Romero Luke Shaw Chris Smalling Axel Tuanzebe Antonio Valencia Ashley Young
Summer tour schedule
Sat 15 July – LA Galaxy; StubHub Center, Carson, California. Mon 17 July – Real Salt Lake; Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah. Thu 20 July – Manchester City; NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas. Sun 23 July – Real Madrid; Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, California. Wed 26 July – Barcelona; FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland. Sun 30 July – Valerenga; Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo. Wed 2 Aug – Sampdoria; Aviva Stadium, Dublin.
