Manchester United’s pre season has been going very good and as planned by Mourinho. With wins over MLS teams LA Galaxy and Real Salt City and the most recent 2 – 0 win over neighbours Manchester City in Houston. United now travel to California to play against the Champions League winners Real Madrid in an edge of the seat excitement as United will be tested against the mighty Real Madrid. United are flying and have already had their morale boosted with three wins in a row, but now things have got real.
United play Madrid on 9th August , this time for a competitive match in the UEFA Super Cup in Macedonia. But tomorrow they will play them in a friendly , so let’s have a whole summary of tomorrow’s game .
When:
United play Madrid on Monday July 2:35am IST , 10:05pm BST ( 23rd ) and 2:05pm UTC ( 23rd)
Where:
Levi’s Stadium , Santa Clara , California USA.
Team News :
Manchester United have a big squad to choose from but Juan Mata misses the match due to a minor injury. Along with him Luke Shaw , Marcos Rojo and Ashley Young also miss out the due to major long term injuries.
In the post match interview Mourinho stated that he will be rotating this defenders. Chris Smalling impressed so he could start. But with the arrival of Victor Lindelof ,Jose will be keen to rotate around and find the perfect combination, we could see a Bailly and Lindelof pair which could be the first choice option as the Premier League starts to progress.
The manager also wants his team to get maximum minutes, he also would want to improvise on the Lukaku and Rashford partnership. But based on their performances it looks very likely that both of them could start .
Watch Out For :
1. David De Gea
With Jose Mourinho stating that the player will not leave the club for Madrid who had made an approach for him but failed once again. Romero is subject to start but expect De Gea to be in full confidence as his future is apparently resolved his the shot stopper staying at Old Trafford next season.
2. Romelu Lukaku
Lukaku has been in some fine form with him scoring in each of his two matches he has started . With Mourinho fielding a strong side expect some quality individuals .
3. Marcus Rashford
Rashford has been involved in each pre season game . He has been the star turn in this side . We can fully expect him to start the match alongside Lukaku.
4. Anthony Martial.
Martial had a season full of ups and downs last year. But he is strongly out to impress the gaffer. Having already scored in one game. But he has been behind Rashford who starts the game and he joins in as a substitute .Mourinho has already rejected two advances for him , from Inter Milan and PSG , United strongly backed out of the deal to sign Perisic and Verratti as both the clubs want Martial in the deal. It clearly shows that Jose has something big for him this season. Watch out for Martial terrorising Real Madrid full backs when he dances around the field breaking ankles.
5. Henrikh Mkhitarayan
Mkhitarayan has been the star man in all games of the pre season scoring and assisting or being involved in all games. He has been the teams talisman and has supplied the attackers with some great chances and and finds his space too score some beautiful goals.
Confirmed Starters :
Earlier in the pre match press conference Mourinho had said that Matteo Darmian , Axel Tuanzebe , Tim Fosu Mensah , and Demetri Mitchell will all be starting the match . He also stated that Axel will be starting with Lindelof . As he wants him to jell well with all the existing centre backs . He hinted that Romero could start as he said that Both Romero and David will play 45 and 45 minutes each.
Based on this information it seems that Mourinho will be going with a back four and Valencia ,De Gea , Jones , Smalling and Blind will start from the second half.
Possible Line Up.
Romero
Darmian
Tuanzebe
Lindelof
Mitchell
Carrick
Fellaini
Pogba ( CAM )
Lingard
Andreas
Martial
Possible Second Half Line Up
De Gea
Valencia
Jones
Smalling
Blind
Herrera
Mctominay
Pogba
Mkhitarayan
Rashford
Lukaku
It’s going to be an exciting match with both teams fielding strong sides and testing each other’s strategies for their upcoming Super Cup fixture .
Stay Tuned For Our Post Match Analysis!
United play Madrid on 9th August , this time for a competitive match in the UEFA Super Cup in Macedonia. But tomorrow they will play them in a friendly , so let’s have a whole summary of tomorrow’s game .
When:
United play Madrid on Monday July 2:35am IST , 10:05pm BST ( 23rd ) and 2:05pm UTC ( 23rd)
Where:
Levi’s Stadium , Santa Clara , California USA.
Team News :
Manchester United have a big squad to choose from but Juan Mata misses the match due to a minor injury. Along with him Luke Shaw , Marcos Rojo and Ashley Young also miss out the due to major long term injuries.
In the post match interview Mourinho stated that he will be rotating this defenders. Chris Smalling impressed so he could start. But with the arrival of Victor Lindelof ,Jose will be keen to rotate around and find the perfect combination, we could see a Bailly and Lindelof pair which could be the first choice option as the Premier League starts to progress.
The manager also wants his team to get maximum minutes, he also would want to improvise on the Lukaku and Rashford partnership. But based on their performances it looks very likely that both of them could start .
Watch Out For :
1. David De Gea
With Jose Mourinho stating that the player will not leave the club for Madrid who had made an approach for him but failed once again. Romero is subject to start but expect De Gea to be in full confidence as his future is apparently resolved his the shot stopper staying at Old Trafford next season.
2. Romelu Lukaku
Lukaku has been in some fine form with him scoring in each of his two matches he has started . With Mourinho fielding a strong side expect some quality individuals .
3. Marcus Rashford
Rashford has been involved in each pre season game . He has been the star turn in this side . We can fully expect him to start the match alongside Lukaku.
4. Anthony Martial.
Martial had a season full of ups and downs last year. But he is strongly out to impress the gaffer. Having already scored in one game. But he has been behind Rashford who starts the game and he joins in as a substitute .Mourinho has already rejected two advances for him , from Inter Milan and PSG , United strongly backed out of the deal to sign Perisic and Verratti as both the clubs want Martial in the deal. It clearly shows that Jose has something big for him this season. Watch out for Martial terrorising Real Madrid full backs when he dances around the field breaking ankles.
5. Henrikh Mkhitarayan
Mkhitarayan has been the star man in all games of the pre season scoring and assisting or being involved in all games. He has been the teams talisman and has supplied the attackers with some great chances and and finds his space too score some beautiful goals.
Confirmed Starters :
Earlier in the pre match press conference Mourinho had said that Matteo Darmian , Axel Tuanzebe , Tim Fosu Mensah , and Demetri Mitchell will all be starting the match . He also stated that Axel will be starting with Lindelof . As he wants him to jell well with all the existing centre backs . He hinted that Romero could start as he said that Both Romero and David will play 45 and 45 minutes each.
Based on this information it seems that Mourinho will be going with a back four and Valencia ,De Gea , Jones , Smalling and Blind will start from the second half.
Possible Line Up.
Romero
Darmian
Tuanzebe
Lindelof
Mitchell
Carrick
Fellaini
Pogba ( CAM )
Lingard
Andreas
Martial
Possible Second Half Line Up
De Gea
Valencia
Jones
Smalling
Blind
Herrera
Mctominay
Pogba
Mkhitarayan
Rashford
Lukaku
It’s going to be an exciting match with both teams fielding strong sides and testing each other’s strategies for their upcoming Super Cup fixture .
Stay Tuned For Our Post Match Analysis!
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