Mourinho's Men Will Face Wigan

Manchester United will begin preparations for the 2016/17 campaign with a game against Championship side Wigan Athletic later this month.

Jose Mourinho’s first game in charge of the Reds will be the short trip to the DW Stadium to take on the Latics on Saturday 16 July, kick-off 13:30 BST. The match will be shown live on MUTV.

Speaking of the club's pre-season plans, Mourinho said: "The first game against Wigan is very important as I am going to have some players I don’t know very well who I am bringing into the first team. I don’t know them well but I just trust Nicky Butt [Head of Academy] and John Murtough [Head of Football Development] and the youth structure’s judgement.

"Obviously I am going to work closely with them and I’m going to have to trust them when they say we have a few players who, in a couple of years, can be first-team players. It’s important to know them and give them the opportunity to work."

Following the game against Wigan, United will head to China to face Borussia Dortmund in Shanghai on Friday 22 July, followed by the highly-anticipated clash against Manchester City on Monday 25 July in Beijing. A trip to Sweden to take on Turkish giants Galatasaray in Gothenburg then follows on Saturday 30 July, before Everton head to Old Trafford for Wayne Rooney's testimonial game on Wednesday 3 August.

One week before the Premier League season gets under way, United will take on champions Leicester City in the Community Shield at Wembley Stadium on Sunday 7 August.