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- Updated: July 22, 2016
Manchester United were beaten 4-1 by Borussia Dortmund in the opening match of the International Champions Cup on Friday.
The Bundesliga side led 2-0 at the break in Shanghai after a goal from Gonzalo Castro and a Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang penalty.
Things did not improve after half-time for United, as further strikes from Ousmane Dembele and Castro, sandwiched in between a consolation effort by Henrikh Mkhitaryan against his old club, sealed the win for Dortmund.
Jose Mourinho opted to leave both captain Wayne Rooney and goalkeeper David de Gea out of his squad for this opening match of the International Champions Cup due to their involvement in Euro 2016.
Dortmund, meanwhile, did not include recent new signings Mario Gotze or Andre Schurrle, the latter who only arrived at the club today after a €32m capture from Wolfsburg.
Thomas Tuchel’s side were playing their fifth pre-season game of the summer, compared to United’s second, something that was evident in the first period as they took control of proceedings.
Both teams took time to adjust to the terrible playing surface at the Shanghai Stadium, though, with the bobbly nature of the pitch playing a role in …
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