Jose Mourinho tasted defeat as Manchester United manager for the first time yesterday as Borussia Dortmund comprehensively won their friendly match on a hot and humid evening in China.

The International Champions Cup clash was the first real test of the Portuguese’s reign following last week’s straightforward win at Championship new boys Wigan Athletic.

United had a much tougher workout at a half-empty Shanghai Stadium as Thomas Tuchel’s Dortmund deservedly triumphed 4-1, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan scoring a consolation goal against the club he left just weeks earlier.

Mourinho named a strong-looking side for the first match of the Reds’ short tour of China but they created little in the opening period, with Gonzalo Castro giving the Bundesliga side a 19th-minute lead.

Dortmund went further ahead as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang fired home from the spot after stand-in United captain Antonio Valencia handled, before the impressive Ousmane Dembele rifled home after skipping past half-time introduction Marcos Rojo.

Mkhitaryan pulled one back from a Juan Mata pass but United were unable to muster another, with Castro’s fine late strike adding extra gloss to Dortmund’s win on an energy-sapping night.

United’s tour continues onto Beijing on Monday as they take on Pep Guardiola’s City in the first Manchester derby to be held on foreign soil, assuming storms do not force off the Bird’s Nest meeting.

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