Harry Maguire not with Manchester United pre-season squad for personal reasons

Manchester United defender Harry Maguire will miss the start of the club's pre-season trip to the United States for personal reasons.

Maguire featured in the goalless draw with Leeds in Stockholm, Sweden at the weekend but his name was not in the 32-man squad named by United for matches against West Ham, Bournemouth and Everton.

Club sources did not explain the reason for Maguire's absence but said they expected the 32-year-old to link up with his team-mates before the trip ends on 3 August.

As expected, Alejandro Garnacho, Antony, Jadon Sancho and Tyrell Malacia were all left out and will train at Carrington as they look for new clubs.

New signings Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha will travel. Mbeumo only completed his £65m move from Brentford on Monday, while Cunha posted pictures around the recent birth of his second child.

Goalkeeper Andre Onana and defender Lisandro Martinez will be involved as they continue their recovery from recent injuries.

United confirmed Martinez is not yet fit enough to play or be involved in group training sessions following major knee surgery.

Onana hurt his hamstring at the start of pre-season training and is not expected to feature in any of the three games.

Dutch forward Joshua Zirkzee is also added to the squad that played against Leeds.

Seventeen-year-old defender Godwill Kukonki drops out but young quintet Sekou Kone, Reece Munro, Ethan Williams, Bendito Mantato and Jack Fletcher - son of former United midfielder and current Under-18s coach Darren - retain their places, which potentially offers an insight into head coach Ruben Amorim's thinking ahead of a first season without European football since 2014-15.

United play West Ham at the MetLife Stadium, which hosted the recent Club World Cup final, in their first Premier League Summer Series game on 26 July. They play Bournemouth in Chicago on 30 July and Everton in Atlanta on 3 August.

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