Five players who could shine under Jose Mourinho

Manchester United will resume their pre-season preparations in a friendly match against Borussia Dortmund on Friday.

It will be the Reds’ first match of their pre-season tour of China and only Jose Mourinho’s second game in charge. The Portuguese manager saw his team beat Wigan 2-0 last weekend as several players were involved.

However, some of the players involved in that game, including James Wilson and Guillermo Varela, haven’t been included in the 25-man pre-season squad for games against the Bundesliga runners-up and Manchester City.

Therefore, Mourinho now has the chance to take a closer look at the players he has deemed important enough to be included in his squad to China against much stronger opposition.

And although there are plenty of younger and academy players in that squad, Mourinho has also brought many well-established members of the squad, with some of those having a point to prove.

So with some players’ future looking uncertain, who can revitalise or kick-start their career under Mourinho? We’ve picked out five contenders to thrive under the new Reds boss here: