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Tyrone Marshall

Manchester United set for Liverpool pre-season fixture and Australia and Thailand tour

Manchester United will play pre-season friendlies in Australia and the Far East this summer as part of their first pre-season tour for three years.

A friendly against Liverpool in Bangkok to be played on Tuesday, July 12 will be officially confirmed tomorrow in a press conference in the Thai city. United's summer schedule will also include games in Australia, which are expected to follow the friendly with Liverpool.

United will play games in Melbourne and Perth with local media reports suggesting fixtures will be against Melbourne Victory and Aston Villa in Melbourne and then a second game against Villa in Perth, although it's understood those opponents might not be accurate. United will confirm the full schedule at a later date.

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United haven't embarked on a pre-season tour since 2019 due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and travel restrictions making leaving the United Kingdom more difficult.

Three years ago Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side also visited Australia, playing two games in Perth against A-League side Perth Glory and Leeds. United then played Inter Milan in Singapore and Tottenham in Shanghai before returning home.

With money-spinning pre-season tours off the table in 2020 and 2021 United had already confirmed they were planning to go away this summer.

United's final Premier League game of this season takes place on Sunday, May 22. The 2022/23 season begins on August 6, with the earlier start date a result of the season being paused in November and December for the World Cup in Qatar.

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