Manchester UTD v Dortmund predictions, tips, lineups and free bets (ICC 2016 - July 22)

Thursday, 21 July 2016 22:46
Written by Simon Bettarini

Manchester United head to China as they continue their preparations for the 2016/17 campaign with a friendly against Borussia Dortmund. Don't miss our MANCHESTER UTD v DORTMUND betting preview with free predictions, betting tips, enhanced odds, probable line-ups, bookie promotions and no deposit free bets on the match!

MANCHESTER UNITED v DORTMUND BETTING PREVIEW

Jose Mourinho’s reign at Old Trafford began with a 2-0 win over Wigan Athletic in a pre-season club friendly last Saturday, through goals from Will Keane and Andreas Pereira and gave unofficial debuts to newcomers Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Eric Bailly. The Red Devils are still trying to add to their squad, as they look to be actively hunting Paul Pogba.

Wayne Rooney, David De Gea and Marcus Rashford are among the Manchester United players who could make their first pre-season appearance. Another notable feature of the Wigan game was Luke Shaw’s return to action for the first time since his horrific double leg-break last September. The likes of Bastian Schweinsteiger, Morgan Schneiderlin, Anthony Martial, Marouane Fellaini and Matteo Darmian, who were all involved in the quarter-finals and beyond of Euro 2016, will miss the match. Mourinho has given Zlatan Ibrahimovic an extended break that will see him miss the next two friendly matches.

Dortmund have been a lot busier than their opponents this summer and were involved in four friendly games so far. They have recorded a 5-2 win over Erkenschwick, a 2-0 win over Wuppertaler SV, a 3-2 win over St. Pauli and a 1-0 defeat to Munich 1860. The German team are likely to be in more of a summer mood than United, who have to get into gear more quickly.

BVB has spent more than £80 million this summer, having signed Mario Gotze, Sebastian Rode, Raphael Guerreiro, Marc Bartra, Ousmane Dembele and Emre Mor. Anyway, they have lost three key stars in Mats Hummels, Ilkay Gundogan and Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Manager Thomas Tuchel is expected to field a number of fringe players such as goalkepeer Bonmann and offensive midfielders Scuderi and Passlack.

MANCHESTER UNITED v DORTMUND PROBABLE LINEUPS

Manchester United (4-2-3-1): Romero; Fosu-Mensah, Bailly, Jones, Shaw; Herrera, Carrick; Mata, Mkhitaryan, Depay; Keane

Borussia Dortmund (4-2-3-1): Bonmann; Mikel Merino, Papastathopoulos, Schmelzer, Ginter; Rode, Kagawa; Castro, Scuderi, Passlack; Dembele