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  • Post published:July 19, 2016

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has named a 25-man squad that he will take to China for their pre-season tour 2016.

New signings Eric Bailly and Henrikh Mkhitaryan have both been named in the travelling squad, as are a number of players whose Euro 2016 campaign ended prematurely, Wayne Rooney, Marcus Rashford, Chris Smalling, Paddy McNair and David De Gea.

Fit-again Luke Shaw is included, as are Will Keane and Andreas Pereira who scored the goals in the 2-0 win at Wigan on Saturday. Young defender Axel Tuanzebe, who Mourinho spoke about enthusiastically after the game, has also made the pre-season trip, reports the Manchester United website.

The Reds will take on Borussia Dortmund in Shanghai on Friday and then take on Manchester City in Beijing.

The tour 2016 will follow with a match against Galatasaray on July 30 in Gothenburg, while the FA Community Shield takes place on August 7.

It will give Mourinho more chances to assess the players before the opening Premier League match at Bournemouth on August 14.

Mourinho’s 25-man squad:

Golkeeper

David De Gea, Sergio Romero, Sam Johnstone.

Defenders

Eric Bailly, Daley Blind, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Phil Jones, Paddy McNair, Marcos Rojo, Luke Shaw, Chris Smalling, Axel Tuanzebe.

Midfielder

Antonio Valencia, Michael Carrick, Ander Herrera, Adnan Januzaj, Jesse Lingard, Juan Mata, Memphis, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Andreas Pereira, Ashley Young, Will Keane, Marcus Rashford, Wayne Rooney.