Manchester United will travel to Norway for a pre-season friendly against manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s hometown team Kristiansund on July 30. United were assured of a Europa League group stage place – so avoiding the headache of the qualifying phase which would start towards the end of July – following Manchester City’s FA Cup final win over Watford last weekend. It has now been announced that Solskjaer’s side will take on Kristiansund at the Ullevaal Stadium in Oslo. 🇳🇴 — Manchester United (@ManUtd) May 23, 2019United’s newly-promoted women’s side are also set to travel to the Norwegian capital, where they will face Valerenga at the Intility Arena the following day. After their brief trip to Solskjaer’s homeland, United are due to face AC Milan at Wales’ Principality Stadium on August 3.

Source: Irish Examiner May 23, 2019 18:00 UTC