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Two Manchester United players selected for Tokyo Olympics

By Jyotirmoy Halder

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MARCH 11: Amad Diallo of Manchester United celebrates with teammates Alex Telles, Harry Maguire, Scott McTominay and Eric Bailly after scoring their team's first goal during the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 First Leg match between Manchester United and A.C. Milan at Old Trafford on March 11, 2021 in Manchester, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MARCH 11: Amad Diallo of Manchester United celebrates with teammates Alex Telles, Harry Maguire, Scott McTominay and Eric Bailly after scoring their team's first goal during the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 First Leg match between Manchester United and A.C. Milan at Old Trafford on March 11, 2021 in Manchester, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) /
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Manchester United have recently begun their pre-season training ahead of the 2021-22 season. Having spent a short off-season vacation, the young members and certain senior members of the first-team squad are back at the AON Training Complex in Carrington.

A new summer signing in Tom Heaton has joined the squad after returning to his former club on a free transfer. Players such as Bruno Fernandes, Paul Pogba, Harry Maguire, Marcus Rashford, Edinson Cavani and many others are yet to report to pre-season training as they were with their national teams till very recently or still are in major continental championships.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would definitely like to have his full squad with him before embarking on another exciting season ahead. However, as things stand, they might possibly miss two of their players for quite some time.

As reported by Manchester Evening News, Eric Bailly and Amad have been named in the Ivory Coast squad for the Tokyo Olympics.

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Football at the Tokyo Olympics will get underway on July 22, while the final is scheduled to be played on August 7. On the other hand, Manchester United will play their first Premier League game of the 2021/22 season against Leeds United at Old Trafford on August 14, one week after the final at the Olympics.

Ivory Coast have been drawn in the same group as Brazil, Germany and Saudi Arabia. They will be playing Saudi Arabia on July 22, Brazil on July 25 and Germany on July 28. On the other hand, the Red Devils will commence their pre-season games with a friendly against Derby County on July 18. They will also play Queens Park Rangers, Brentford and Everton.

It remains to be seen when Bailly and Amad will be available for the club once again and it will depend on Ivory Coast’s performance in the tournament.

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