Preview: United v Borussia Dortmund

Match details: The first game of Tour 2016, presented by Aon, takes place at the Shanghai Stadium on Friday. The match against Borussia Dortmund kicks off at 13:00 BST and can be seen live by subscribers of MUTV. You can also keep up to date with all the action via the ManUtd.com live blog and by following our official Twitter account @ManUtd.

Setting the scene: Off the back of a comfortable victory at Wigan Athletic to kickstart pre-season, Jose Mourinho now faces his first high-profile fixture as United manager. The game against Dortmund is surely one that is not to be missed, as the Reds face a challenge from the runners-up of last year’s German Bundesliga. Ahead of the game, the squad are training hard at Century Park as they look to acclimatise to the conditions in the Far East. The match kicks off the three-team China edition of the 2016 International Champions Cup, with Manchester City awaiting in game two in Beijing on Monday. This year's ICC also features standalone tournaments in USA/Europe (involving 10 teams) and Australia (four teams). 

Hello again: Two players in line to face Dortmund will see some familiar faces among the opposition. Both Adnan Januzaj and new signing Henrikh Mkhitaryan have previously played for the German side; Januzaj had a loan spell with Dortmund last season and Mkhitaryan had been at the club since 2013 before his move to Old Trafford this summer. Former United player Shinji Kagawa, who is enjoying his second spell at the Westfalenstadion since he left United in 2014, may also be involved.

A word from Dortmund: Ahead of the team traveling to China, Dortmund’s director of marketing Carsten Cramer spoke about playing big teams in pre-season: "Obviously it's a demanding challenge on a sporting level. For us, it is an enormous opportunity to face super-interesting teams such as Manchester United."

Opposition manager: Thomas Tuchel had a relatively short playing career, appearing in the lower leagues of German football before becoming a coach. In 2015, Tuchel took over as Dortmund boss, replacing Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp, and led the side to second place in the Bundesliga and to the quarter-finals of the Europa League, with Mkhitaryan playing a starring role.

Who’s their star man? Striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is known around Europe as a deadly force in front of goal; that reputation can be backed up with a staggering 39 goals scored in 46 competitive games last season. The French-born Gabonese player’s league goalscoring tally was only surpassed by that of Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski.

Previous meetings: There have only been six past competitive encounters between United and Dortmund, all coming in two-legged European competitions. The most recent meeting was in the 1997 Champions League semi-final, when the German side won both legs 1-0 on their way to lifting the trophy. United have won three of the clashes between the sides, the last coming in 1964, when United triumphed 4-0 at Old Trafford in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.

Did you know? The Shanghai Stadium hosted the 2015 Supercoppa Italiana between Juventus and Lazio, with Juve winning 2-0.