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Richard Fay

Manchester United confirm pre-season fixture in Oslo

Manchester United will face Atletico Madrid on Saturday July 30 in Oslo in their final fixture of the pre-season schedule. The match will take place at the Ullevaal Stadium and coincides with the 40th anniversary of United’s Norwegian supporters club.

It will mark the first time United have played in Scandinavia since they travelled to face Norwegian side Kristiansund in pre-season three years ago.

United's clash with Atletico will be a rematch of the Champions League round of 16 tie which saw the La Liga side triumph 2-1 on aggregate back in March.

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Erik ten Hag's first pre-season at the club will also see United play four games in Thailand and Australia on their first overseas tour in three years.

Ten Hag will take charge of his first match when United face Liverpool in Bangkok on July 12 before flying to Melbourne to take on Melbourne Victory on July 15 and Crystal Palace on July 19.

United will then head back to Perth, where they played on their last pre-season tour back in 2019, where they will face Aston Villa at the Optus Stadium on July 23.

The Liverpool game, to be played at the Rajamangala stadium in the Thai capital, has been billed as 'The Match’ Centenary Cup. The Melbourne matches will be staged at the famous Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Although United returned to Australia three years ago, they were solely based in Perth and are travelling to Melbourne for the first time since 1999. United last played in Thailand in David Moyes's first match as manager at the start of their arduous 2013 tour of Asia and Australia.

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