Manchester United stars jet off for China for first pre-season tour under Jose Mourinho as Wayne Rooney, Marcus

Jose Mourinho's Manchester United revolution has stepped up a gear with the Old Trafford side departing for their pre-season tour of China on Tuesday afternoon. 

With England duo Wayne Rooney and Marcus Rashford having linked up with the United squad, Mourinho's 25-man party left Manchester Airport for their flight to Shanghai. 

New United boss Mourinho led the way while Rooney and Rashford were also headline acts on their return to United action following their dismal failure with England at Euro 2016. Summer signings Eric Bailly and Henrikh Mkhitaryan were also among those flying to China but Zlatan Ibrahimovic, a free transfer from Paris Saint-Germain, is absent as he enjoys an extra week's holiday.

Manchester United have jetted off to China as part of their first pre-season tour under new boss Jose Mourinho

Marcus Rashford was one of a number of United players to post pictures to social media prior to departure 

David de Gea (right) is also heading to China with United, alongside good friend and fellow Spaniard Juan Mata

New United signing Henrikh Mkhitaryan posed for a picture on board the plane with Adnan Januzaj 

Mourinho's players looked in high spirits on Tuesday as they prepared for a trip to China under Mourinho

United's players are ready for pre-season to go up a gear in China as they face a better class of opposition

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Crotone

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Real Fondo Gesu

 

 

half-time:

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4'

Adrian Stoian  

1 - 0

  

7'

Pietro De Giorgio  

2 - 0

  

10'

Raffaele Palladino  

3 - 0

  

14'

Raffaele Palladino  

4 - 0

  

20'

Raffaele Palladino  

5 - 0

  

33'

Adrian Stoian  

6 - 0

  

35'

Leonardo Capezzi  

7 - 0

  

37'

Raffaele Palladino  

8 - 0

  

39'

Raffaele Palladino  

9 - 0

  

48'

Giuseppe Toromino  

10 - 0

  

54'

Giuseppe Toromino  

11 - 0

  

57'

Andrea Nalini  

12 - 0

  

69'

Nicolo Fazzi  

13 - 0

  

72'

  

14 - 0

  

78'

Andrea Mazzarani  

15 - 0

  

82'

Andrea Barberis  

16 - 0

  

83'

Andrea Mazzarani  

17 - 0

  

84'

Giuseppe Toromino  

18 - 0

  

87'

Gloria  

19 - 0

  

90'

Giuseppe Toromino  

20 - 0

  

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Euro 2016: Barca's Pique, Iniesta combine as Spain squeeze past Czech Republic

A late winner from Gerard Pique gave Spain a 1-0 victory over the Czech Republic in their opening match of Euro 2016. Good goalkeeping and last-ditch defending kept the scoreline much closer than it seemed.

If Spain were worried about a repeat of their dismal group stage exit from the 2014 World Cup, their performance against the Czech Republic on Monday in Toulouse was an important step in the right direction.

After controlling play for most of the game, a late goal from Gerard Pique gave Spain the crucial three points they needed to get their Euro 2016 campaign off to a winning start.

Vicente del Bosque's side dominated the match early on, but struggled to beat the imposing Petr Cech. The Arsenal goalkeeper's good positioning and dominance in the air proved vital for the Czech Republic. He stopped two good shots from Alvaro Morata and a third from Jordi Alba in the first half to keep the scores level.

While Cech proved reliable at the back, the Czech Republic's midfield struggled to contain Andres Iniesta and David Silva. The playmaking pair ran riot in the middle of the pitch. Iniesta nearly got on the scoreboard in the first half when he attempted to chip Cech from distance, but his effort went high.

Cech's strong play kept the scoreline close

The Czech Republic, meanwhile, finally tested the Spanish defense on either side of the hour mark. Goalkeeper David De Gea did well to stop Roman Hubnik's toe poke in the 57th minute, while Cesc Fabregas was forced to make a goal-line clearance after Werder Bremen's Theodor Gebre-Selassie shot on goal just eight minutes later.

As the clock ticked towards full time, Spain ramped up the pressure. Nolito and Jordi Alba each broke through on goal, but each time were foiled by a last-ditch clearance, or a good save from Cech.

The winning moment finally came in the 87th minute. With Ramos and Pique both sent forward, Iniesta sent a curling ball into the box. It was Pique who was there to meet it, and put the game's only goal into the back of the net.

It was a narrow, but well-deserved victory for the Spanish. After dominating the majority of the match - with 11 shots to the Czech Republic's three - they were rewarded with a late goal.

Spain continue their group stage campaign on Friday night against Turkey. The Czech Republic, meanwhile, face Croatia earlier that day.