Manchester United news: Red Devils to return to United States for 2017 summer tour
MANCHESTER UNITED are set to return to Los Angeles for the club’s summer tour in 2017 and could play Manchester City as part of preparations for next season.
California is a favourite haunt of Jose Mourinho‘s teams, having taken Chelsea, Real Madrid and Internazionale there previously.
Jose Mourinho is taking his side to LA next year, a favourite spot of his to take his teamsGetty Images
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United were last on the west coast in the summer of 2015 under Louis van Gaal, where they were based in Seattle and San Jose.
The previous year, Van Gaal’s squad began the tour in LA, staying in Beverly Hills and training at the StubHub complex in the south of the city, home to LA Galaxy.
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But according to the Guardian, Mourinho’s preference this time is to train at UCLA which is located in Westwood, closer to the inner city.
Manchester United’s game with City in Beijing last summer was rained offNews Group Newspapers Ltd
That did not leave United contractually obliged to play City but with the ICC schedule for next summer expected to be announced in January, the two clubs may finally stage a first Manchester derby overseas as part of the tournament.
Compensation owed for the cancelled game at the Bird’s Nest, which left lots of Chinese United fans disappointed, is still being decided, with it being underwritten by ICC insurers.
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