Manchester United have confirmed their sixth and final pre-season fixture in preparation for the Premier League start in early August.
With Erik ten Hag's first-season at Old Trafford on the horizon, the club have announced the last pre-season fixture that will take place before the campaign's introduction.
With United already visiting three different countries for games against Liverpool, Melbourne Victory, Crystal Palace, Aston Villa and Atletico Madrid, they will return to The Theatre of Dreams for this final preparation fixture.
It will be Erik ten Hag's first game at Old Trafford, not just in the dug-out, but in the stadium as he confirmed to the United website that he is yet to watch, or manage in a game at the historic stadium.
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This final game of pre-season will be played just one day after the penultimate fixture against Diogo Simeone's men, which will be played on 30 July.
Rayo Vallecano will be United's opposition the following day on 31 July, so it is highly likely that the two games will show two very different sides as Ten Hag will prepare for his entire squad to be fit ahead of the new season.
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The camp will begin in two weeks time on 27 June and the first game of the tour will be against rivals Liverpool on 12 July.
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Ten Hag will likely want to have at least one or two new signings on the plane for the start of the tour, with the manager pushing for a move for Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong to reach a completion.
He will also be pushing the team that finished in a disappointingly low sixth position in the Premier League last season.
That campaign was statistically United's worst.
They conceded more goals than any previous Premier League campaign and registered their lowest points total since the league reformation in 1992.
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While Ten Hag has stressed that the players are not as bad as they've been performing, it will take a lot of work to get their true potential and ability shining through again.
Manchester United's full pre-season fixture list:
12 July: Liverpool (Bangkok) 14:00 BST
15 July: Melbourne Victory (Melbourne) 10:05 BST
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19 July: Crystal Palace (Melbourne) 11:10 BST
23 July: Aston Villa (Perth) 10:45 BST
30 July: Atletico Madrid (Olso) 13:00 BST
31 July: Rayo Vallecano (Manchester) 16:00 BST
Topics: Manchester United, Erik Ten Hag, Football, Premier League
Cain Smith