article_snippet.sent: Once Van Gaal's returns from Van Gaal's summer break, Van Gaal's is likely to take Manchester United on a shortened pre-season tour, with the most likely destination the United States, Manchester United has emerged.
article_snippet.sent: Manchester United had already committed themselves to a three-week long tour that took in five matches across five American cities by the time Van Gaal's took over as manager.
article_snippet.sent: Manchester United travelled almost 13,500 miles on the trip, which included games in Los Angeles, Denver, Detroit, Washington DC and Miami - all against high-profile opposition.
article_snippet.sent: a three-week long tour that took in five matches across five American cities by the time Van Gaal took over as manager is expected to see Manchester United take on fewer opponents and undertake less travel.
article_snippet.sent: The trip will have to be over a shorter period of time too as the Premier League season begins on August 8 - just eight weeks after the end of the international break.
article_snippet.sent: It is understood that Van Gaal's will sign off plans for a three-week long tour that took in five matches across five American cities by the time Van Gaal took over as manager in the coming weeks.