Henrikh Mkhitaryan to travel to China with Manchester United for Tour 2016

Henrikh Mkhitaryan will travel to China with Manchester United for Tour 2016 as preparations for the new campaign continue.

According to United’s official website, the Reds kicked off the pre-season fixtures on Saturday with a useful 2-0 away win over Wigan Athletic in Mourinho’s first game in charge.

Next up for United are two International Champions Cup matches against Borussia Dortmund in Shanghai (22 July) and Manchester City in Beijing (25 July). A further tour match will follow the week-long excursion to China – the Reds will face Galatasaray, in Gothenburg, Sweden on 30 July.

Jose Mourinho has announced the 25-man travelling squad for Tour 2016: David De Gea, Sergio Romero, Sam Johnstone, 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.