Manchester United vs Manchester City friendly in the US to be confirmed in Tuesday unveiling of pre-season plans
* Pre-season Manchester derby plans are re-ignited after last year's cancellation
* United will play City in the United States with Texas providing a possible venue
* United also face Real Madrid and Barcelona; City play Tottenham and Madrid
The first Manchester derby to be played on foreign soil will be confirmed on Tuesday when United and City announce their plans to tour America this summer.
A showpiece friendly between the two clubs had to be scrapped in China last year due to the state of the pitch at Beijing's Bird's Nest Stadium, but it will finally go ahead as part of the International Champions Cup this July, possibly in Texas.
United are also set to play Real Madrid in Santa Clara and two MLS clubs in Los Angeles and Salt Lake City before a final game against Barcelona in Washington DC.
Manchester United and Manchester City will go head-to-head in a United States friendly. Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho's teams will meet at a venue, possible in Texas, this summer
City will play two other games against Tottenham, in Nashville, and then Madrid. Pep Guardiola's side are also expected to arrange a more low-key friendly in Europe before the start of the new season.
Both clubs are returning to America after a difficult tour of China. United boss Jose Mourinho likes to spend pre-season Stateside, having based his previous clubs Chelsea, Inter Milan and Real Madrid in California.
United will start on the west coast and head east to minimise the effects of jet-lag.
Mourinho was said to have been shocked by the scale of commercial commitments in China after inheriting the tour plans from Louis van Gaal, and has spread out the appearances for himself and his players to avoid the constant distractions they faced last summer.
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