Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's pre-season preparations have been overshadowed by the saga surrounding Paul Pogba - and now it seems other members of his squad are unsettled.

ESPN has claimed that certain members of the squad are 'concerned' that the manager has based his pre-season preparations on fitness.

The 'foreign contingent', it is claimed, believe that his 'British' methods are old school and not enough importance is being placed on ball work.

Solskjaer's current sessions apparently involve 'just running, running and running' but the manager made clear his desire to work on things on the training ground after inheriting a squad from Jose Mourinho that lacked fitness.

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And after seeing his side suffer a humiliating 4-0 defeat by Everton in April, Solskjaer revealed that it would be a hard summer of pre-season for his squad.

"Of course, we know our fitness is nowhere near good enough," said Solskjaer after the game.

"I’ve said it before, I can’t wait to get a pre-season done. We’ve been fantastic to get where we are, and maybe that’s got the eye off, because we’ve been chasing results and suddenly we are close to this top four.

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"We never envisaged that we would be so close when we came in. Maybe it’s caught up with us.

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"We all know to win games of football, as I refer to many times… basics, and fitness has nothing to do with talent."

Manchester United midfielder Pogba is wanted by Real Madrid and Juventus after making clear his desire to quit United this summer, is part of the Red Devils squad for their pre-season tour.

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The France midfielder had been a doubt for the trip as reports that he is angling for a move away from Old Trafford picked up pace last week.

But he travelled with the team as they headed to Australia on Sunday afternoon to kick-off their preparations for the new season, and was later seen touching down for their training camp.

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Romelu Lukaku, another player linked with a summer departure, is also included among the 28-man party - as are new signings Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Daniel James.

Solskjaer's side will take on Perth Glory and Leeds before continuing on for pre-season games in Singapore and China.