Bayern Munich beat Manchester United 1-0 in final pre-season friendly

JOSE Mourinho’s Manchester United ended a turbulent pre-season campaign with a underwhelming showing, losing 1-0 to Bayern Munich.

Manchester's Marcus Rashford (C) goes up for a header with Munich's Javi Martinez (L) and Niklas Sule.

THE Red Devils failed to register a shot on target and mustered just one shot on goal as Javi Martinez’s second-half header separated the teams in what was a very lacklustre affair, completely dominated by the German champions.

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The returning Marcus Rashford played 65 minutes and Fred impressed in midfield but Jose Mourinho will be sweating over the fitness of Eric Bailly, who hobbled off in the second half.

Andreas Pereira (L) and Thiago Alcantara (R) go in for a big tackle.

United play their first Premier League fixture of the season against Leicester on Friday Night Football but will likely be without Romelu Lukaku, Jesse Lingard, Paul Pogba, Marouane Fellaini and Ashley Young, who have yet to play any minutes in pre-season following their World Cup exploits.

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Bayern Munich's David Alaba (L) vies for the ball with Manchester United’s Juan Mata (R).

Alexis Sanchez was handed the captain’s armband after a string of influential performances in pre-season and he was supported by Juan Mata and Rashford in attack with Fred partnering Ander Herrera in central midfield.

David de Gea was kept relatively busy in the first period, making diving saves from Martinez and Serge Gnabry.

Bayern Munich's Spanish midfielder Javi Martinez (L) and Polish forward Robert Lewandowski (R) celebrate after their team's first goal.

The winning goal came on 59 minutes when Martinez rose above Rashford to nod home an inswinging corner from Arjen Robben.

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Bayern completely bossed the ball and enjoyed 71 per cent possession while United’s only shot on goal came on 62 minutes when Fred hit a hopeful drive well wide from 30 yards.

Mourinho brought a host of youngsters off the bench in the second half, including Tahith Chong and Axel Tuanzebe, while goalkeeper Lee Grant, signed from Stoke in July, came on for De Gea.

This article originally appeared on Sky Sports.

Originally published as Bayern Munich beat Manchester United 1-0 in final pre-season friendly