Manchester United have named a 31-man squad list set to fly out on pre-season tour. The club have named the travelling party, set to fly out on Friday, with the first match against Liverpool on Tuesday.
New signing Tyrell Malacia is on the plane, the only new addition. Youngsters Ethan Laird, Charlie Savage, Hannibal, Alejandro Garnacho and Zidane Iqbal are all part of the group named by new manager Erik ten Hag.
Tahith Chong is also part of the group, while United have both goalkeepers Nathan Bishop and Matej Kovar included too.
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Goalkeepers
- David De Gea
- Tom Heaton
- Nathan Bishop
- Matej Kovar
Defenders
- Eric Bailly
- Diogo Dalot
- Ethan Laird
- Victor Lindelof
- Harry Maguire
- Tyrell Malacia
- Luke Shaw
- Alex Telles
- Axel Tuanzebe
- Raphael Varane
- Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Midfielders
- Amad
- Bruno Fernandes
- Fred
- James Garner
- Hannibal
- Zidane Iqbal
- Scott McTominay
- Facundo Pellistri
- Charlie Savage
- Donny van de Beek
Forwards
- Tahith Chong
- Anthony Elanga
- Alejandro Garnacho
- Anthony Martial
- Marcus Rashford
- Jadon Sancho
Who is not on the plane
The most notable absentee of all is Cristiano Ronaldo. The club’s official stance is, “he has been granted additional time off to deal with a family issue.”
Long-serving defender Phil Jones is not included. He is following a specialist training programme at Carrington and is not part of the 31-man squad.
Brandon Williams and Andreas Pereira have also been left behind, with the latter expected to seal a transfer to Fulham imminently.
There is no place on the plane for promising left-back Alvaro Fernandez, or attacking midfielder Shola Shoretire, nor Will Fish, who have all been training as part of the first team group. The Athletic report Shoretire and Fernandez are expected to head out loan with United already receiving enquiries.
Fixtures
- Manchester United v Liverpool: July 12, 2pm UK time, venue: Thailand.
- Manchester United v Melbourne Victory: July 15, 11.05am UK time, venue: Australia.
- Manchester United v Crystal Palace: July 19, 11.10am UK time, venue: Australia.
- Manchester United v Aston Villa, July 23, 10.45am, venue: Australia
- Manchester United v Atletico Madrid, July 30: 1.45pm, venue: Norway
- Manchester United v Rayo Vallecano, July 31: 4pm, venue: Old Trafford
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