Come on in and join the club! Get our daily Manchester United email newsletter Sign me up! Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email

Manchester United will today announce the dates and venues for their pre-season summer tour of the USA.

Louis van Gaal's side will begin their tour on the west coast of America with up to three games, before making their way east for a final encounter, likely to be in Chicago.

United are taking part in the International Champions Cup for the second successive year, the tournament also involving Chelsea, Barcelona and Paris St Germain among others.

With the new Premier League season starting earlier than normal on August 8, United will be back in Manchester by July 31, with a final pre-season game planned at Old Trafford before the new campaign gets under way.

Van Gaal made clear his irritation at United's three-week tour of the US last year, which took in games in Los Angeles, Denver, Washington DC, Detroit and Miami, hence this summer's reduced itinerary.

In pictures - Manchester United vs Liverpool in the International Champions Cup final