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Ibrahimovic to miss Man U's pre-season tour to China

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ANI Johannesburg
Last Updated : Jul 19 2016 | 7:42 PM IST

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who is enjoying an extended break after Euro 2016 campaign, has not been included in the squad for Manchester United's upcoming tour to China.

The 35-year-old, who joined Jose Mourinho's side on a free transfer after leaving Paris Saint Germain at the end of the season, is now likely to make his United's debut against Galatasaray in Gothenburg on July 30.

Meanwhile, Wayne Rooney, Marcus Rashford, Chris Smalling, David De Gea and Paddy McNair have all been named in the United's 25-man squad for the pre-season tour.

England left-back Luke Shaw, who made an impressive return from a 10-month injury lay-off in the side's 2-0 friendly win at Wigan, has also been included in the squad, Sport24 reported.

Anthony Martial and Morgan Schneiderlin of France, Germany's Bastian Schweinsteiger and Italy's Matteo Darmian are not heading to China following their respective Euro 2016 campaigns.

United will face Borussia Dortmund in Shanghai on Friday before locking horns with Pep Guardiola's Manchester City in Beijing on July 25.

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United's squad for China tour is as follows:

David De Gea (gk), Sergio Romero (gk), Sam Johnstone (gk),Eric Bailly, Daley Blind, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Phil Jones, Paddy McNair, Marcos Rojo, Luke Shaw, Chris Smalling, Axel Tuanzebe, Antonio Valencia,Michael Carrick, Ander Herrera, Adnan Januzaj, Jesse Lingard, Juan Mata, Memphis Depay, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Andreas Pereira, Ashley Young, Will Keane, Marcus Rashford, Wayne Rooney.

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First Published: Jul 19 2016 | 7:16 PM IST

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