Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has insisted he does not regret taking injured striker Romelu Lukaku on Manchester United's pre-season tour.
Lukaku is wanted by Inter Milan as United's Premier League preparations intensify in China, and the player himself has previously voiced his desire to play in Italy.
The 26-year-old Belgium international is yet to feature in pre-season and will miss Thursday's clash against Tottenham in Shanghai due to an ankle injury.
Solskjaer maintained Lukaku had sustained that problem on the tour, leaving him with no issues about the forward, even though he's the subject of interest from Inter Milan.
It is thought Lukaku will be allowed to join the Italians if they can meet United's valuation, but so far they've not come near to finding the cash after having an initial bid rejected.
Asked if he regretted taking Lukaku on tour, the United boss said: "He got injured in training so he had to stay here. If it was worse we would have sent him home, but he's been working with the physios in the gym, so no.
"Of course it's never nice to be a player who misses out on important fitness work and team understanding and tactical approach, so he'll just have to make up later on.
"He has been working with the physios the last few days. I don't think he'll make this one (match) either."
Swedish centre-back Victor Lindelof is fit for United however, despite being replaced in the second half of Saturday's 1-0 win over Inter Milan.
Small minority may attack Pogba
Solskjaer still has Paul Pogba to count on despite the player's agent saying they were working on a move away from Old Trafford - and the manager hopes that the fans will stick with the Frenchman if he stays with the club.
"Our fans know what Paul has given the club and what he can give us," Solskjaer said on Wednesday. "Obviously there's some small minority.
"Paul has been absolutely top in the group, both me and the players will testify to that. He's never for a second been a problem. We're just grateful when he performs as well as he does."
Solskjaer believes pre-season is shaping up well for United, with the Red Devils opening their Premier League campaign by hosting Chelsea at Old Trafford on August 11.
"We've played well, performed well, had some good results but it's not about winning games in pre-season, it's about finding a way we want to play to get to the starting line and the team to be gelling," he said.
