“The plane was not good, they had a storm and had to land in [Tianjin] for about a couple of hours. Related: Paul Pogba not worth record fee to Manchester United, says Paul Scholes They sought to come by bus then they got the plane and they arrived in the hotel to have dinner at one o’clock in the morning. The build-up to the first Manchester derby staged overseas was overshadowed by off‑field events as United’s plane was “lost”, José Mourinho’s press conference descended into farce, and the two managers raised concerns over the surface at Beijing’s National Stadium. It’s our second game of preparation – the most important thing is that the players are not going to be injured.

Source: The Guardian July 24, 2016 09:36 UTC