Shinji Kagawa included in Man Utd pre-season tour squad

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Shinji Kagawa (L) attends a press conference with Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson (C) and fellow new signing Nick Powell at Old Trafford in Manchester, north-west England, on July 12, 2012 (credit: ANDREW YATES/AFP/GettyImages)

Manchester United have included new signing Shinji Kagawa in their squad for their pre-season tour of South Africa and China.

The Red Devils have also included England Under-18 international Nick Powell in the travelling party.

United boss Sir Alex Ferguson had earlier this month said he would "be taking the strongest team we have available."

And the Scot has included the likes of Rio Ferdinand, midfielders Paul Scholes, Michael Carrick, and Antonio Valencia, along with striker Javier Hernandez.

Dimitar Berbatov is also included, despite indicating at the weekend that he will leave Old Trafford this summer, as is fellow striker Bebe, who spent last season on loan at Besiktas.

Ferguson has left out England internationals Wayne Rooney, Phil Jones and Ashley Young, while Ryan Giggs and Tom Cleverley will not travel due to their involvement with Team GB at the London 2012 Olympics.

United are scheduled to face AmaZulu and Ajax Cape Town in the next week, before travelling to China to take on Shanghai Shenhua, where they could come up against former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba.

Manchester United squad: Anders Lindegaard, Ben Amos, Sam Johnstone; Rio Ferdinand, Frederic Veseli, Marnick Vermijl, Scott Wootton, Tyler Blackett; Antonio Valencia, Anderson, Michael Carrick, Paul Scholes, Nick Powell, Shinji Kagawa, Ryan Tunnicliffe, Jesse Lingard, Robbie Brady, Davide Petrucci; Dimitar Berbatov, Javier Hernandez, Federico Macheda; Bebe.

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