Man United, Liverpool to meet pre-season in Thailand

Manchester United announced on Thursday that the Premier League club will face rivals Liverpool as part of a pre-season tour to Thailand and Australia in July.

United will face Liverpool in Bangkok on July 12 before flying to Australia to play A-League team Melbourne Victory on July 15 and Crystal Palace four days later.

The popular Melbourne Cricket Ground will host those matches.

“It has been two years since the club has been able to travel on an international pre-season tour, so we can’t wait to get going this summer and reconnect with our fans in south-east Asia and Australasia,” said Manchester United’s chief operating officer Collette Roche.

United are sixth in the Premier League on 50 points after 29 matches. They host Leicester City on Saturday. (Reuters)