Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Man Utd will begin their pre-season against Perth Glory on Saturday
Manchester United are preparing to face a Perth Glory side featuring school children as they kick off their pre-season tour here in Australia today.
Tony Popovic plans to include his two sons, Kristian, 17, and Gabriel, 15, in the squad along with 15-year-old Joshua Rawlins.
The news emerged on Friday, with local media reporting Perth are without six of their best players.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been putting his players through gruelling double training sessions in a bid to improve fitness levels and instil the high-energy football he intends to implement next season.
But he might not get the work out he was looking for against Perth.
“You want the kit on,” he said. “Training is good and we play 11-a-side, but as soon as you get your kit on you are playing with your team-mates and against someone else. It is different.
“That is when we can see if the work we have done will take a bit of time, or if they have grasped it already.”
United play Leeds here on Wednesday before flying off to Singapore and Shanghai for games against Inter Milan and Tottenham.
Solskjaer is convinced his players will benefit from his intense training regime after their alarming collapse at the end of last season, which saw them win just one of their last nine games.
“It is about pre-season and that is what it is,” he told United’s website.
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11/29 Anthony Martial Squad Number: 11 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2024
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14/29 Jesse Lingard Squad Number: 14 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2021
23/29 Timothy Fosu-Mensah Squad Number: 24 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2020
16/29 Marcos Rojo Squad Number: 16 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2021
17/29 Fred Squad Number: 17 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2023
18/29 Ashley Young Squad Number: 18 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2020
19/29 Diogo Dalot Squad Number: 20 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2020
20/29 Daniel James Squad Number: 21 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2024
21/29 Sergio Romero Squad Number: 22 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2021
22/29 Luke Shaw Squad Number: 23 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2023
24/29 Aaron Wan-Bissaka Squad Number: 29 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2024
28/29 Scott McTominay Squad Number: 39 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2023
25/29 Nemanja Matic Squad Number: 31 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2020
26/29 Matteo Darmian Squad Number: 36 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2020
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3/29 Victor Lindelof Squad Number: 2 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2021
4/29 Squad Number: 3 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2020
5/29 Phil Jones Squad Number: 4 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2023
6/29 Paul Pogba Squad Number: 6 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2021
7/29 Alexis Sanchez Squad Number: 7 Condition: Injured Contract expires: 30/06/2022
8/29 Juan Mata Squad Number: 8 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2021
9/29 Romelu Lukaku Squad Number: 9 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2022
10/29 Marcus Rashford Squad Number: 10 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2023
11/29 Anthony Martial Squad Number: 11 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2024
12/29 Chris Smalling Squad Number: 12 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2022
13/29 Lee Grant Squad Number: 13 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2020
14/29 Jesse Lingard Squad Number: 14 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2021
15/29 Andreas Pereira Squad Number: 15 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2023
16/29 Marcos Rojo Squad Number: 16 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2021
17/29 Fred Squad Number: 17 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2023
18/29 Ashley Young Squad Number: 18 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2020
19/29 Diogo Dalot Squad Number: 20 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2020
20/29 Daniel James Squad Number: 21 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2024
21/29 Sergio Romero Squad Number: 22 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2021
22/29 Luke Shaw Squad Number: 23 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2023
24/29 Aaron Wan-Bissaka Squad Number: 29 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2024
28/29 Scott McTominay Squad Number: 39 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2023
25/29 Nemanja Matic Squad Number: 31 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2020
26/29 Matteo Darmian Squad Number: 36 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2020
27/29 Axel Tuanzebe Squad Number: 38 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2022
29/29 Joel Pereira Squad Number: 40 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2021
15/29 Andreas Pereira Squad Number: 15 Condition: Fit Contract expires: 30/06/2023
“They should feel tired, they should feel that they are gaining something from it. We are building fitness, robustness, mental robustness and it has been very encouraging. They have been great.
“Of course, we have also worked on a couple of new tactical approaches and ways that we think can benefit us this year.
“You want to get everyone through and you want to get there without any niggles, and losing three or four days.
“I have been part of it myself when you have stop-start pre-seasons, you don’t really get your rhythm going. But it is a long season and if you get these six weeks in, then then the league starts and there are still three to four weeks there when we have only one game a week, so we can get some proper work done there as well. Then, let’s see.
“I am sure that when the league starts we will be ready, sharp and fit enough.”
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