​The recent announcement that Manchester United will be touring China prior to the start of next season will hardly surprise many people, yet the club have omitted manager Louis van Gaal from the subsequent promotional video.





In the similar production of last season which featured the Dutch boss heavily, this year van Gaal is not seen, as United aim to promote their eight day tour of China, which includes games against local rivals Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund.

We're excited to visit China in July for Tour 2016, presented by Aon. More details: https://t.co/tK53guRQoj #MUtour https://t.co/44mYce4b49 — Manchester United (@ManUtd) March 22, 2016

Many believe this to be a sign for things to come, with van Gaal tipped to be shown the door at Old Trafford at the end of the season. Former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is one of a few predicted to replace him at the helm of England's most successful Premier League side.





The club's executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward confirmed the tour, "Manchester United has strong historical links with China, and we are very proud of our relationship and of our fans throughout the country. We have always enjoyed exceptional support in the country, so naturally, it is something that everybody is very much looking forward to this summer."

Nemanja Vidic, who famously captained the Red Devils during Sir Alex Ferguson's long tenure at Old Trafford, was asked about the club's summer tour of the Far East as ​Sky Sports reported.





"We have so many followers in the country, over 100 million fans and it's good to visit them and spend some time with them. They're really passionate about United. I was in China in 2007 and I have to say the amount of energy we got from the fans there was unbelievable."

We'll play Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City in China this July on #MUtour. More: https://t.co/9IIcqrfbtJ pic.twitter.com/Rkya32URny — Manchester United (@ManUtd) March 23, 2016

Another former United skipper, Bryan Robson, was also on hand to comment, "They're great games to look forward to. Dortmund are just behind Bayern Munich as the biggest team in Germany and have some fabulous players.





"It'll be a treat for the fans to experience a derby game. People have said it'll be one of Pep Guardiola's first games as City manager but that doesn't matter as much as it's a derby and you have to go out there and try to win."