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| Manchester United v Manchester City: pre-season friendly – live! | Manchester United v Manchester City: pre-season friendly – live! |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 3.51am BST | |
| 03:51 | |
| 45 min: Blind picks up a yellow card for a foul and City will have a free kick from a good position just before half-time. Nothing comes of it and there’s the whistle. | |
| 3.49am BST | |
| 03:49 | |
| 42 min: A rash tackle from behind by Yaya Toure on Mkhitaryan and he’s shown yellow. | |
| Updated | |
| at 3.50am BST | |
| 3.45am BST | |
| 03:45 | |
| GOAL! Manchester United 2-0 Manchester City (Rashford, 39 min) | |
| And just like that Rashford has doubled the pleasure of United, who collectively made ribbons of City’s back four before the 19-year-old finishes nicely from the right side. | |
| 3.43am BST | |
| 03:43 | |
| GOAL! Manchester United 1-0 Manchester City (Lukaku, 37 min) | |
| A long ball is played to the new signing Lukaku up the left side and Ederson rushes off his line outside the area and he’s bottled it! That leaves it to Lukaku to finish calmly from a tight angle. | |
| 3.41am BST | |
| 03:41 | |
| 36 min: De Bruyne sends a cross into the box and it’s easily corralled by the keeper. | |
| 3.41am BST | |
| 03:41 | |
| 33 min: More sloppiness here. To be expected at this exceedingly early stage of the pre-season. | |
| 3.37am BST | |
| 03:37 | |
| 30 min: Smalling denies not one but two attempts in a chaotic spell in front of the City net, first from Roberts and then from Sterling. | |
| 3.35am BST | |
| 03:35 | |
| 28 min: A bit of a lull in this one. And as the players enjoy the climate-controlled temperatures under the roof in Houston, one of our devoted readers isn’t so fortunate. | |
| @BryanAGraham wish we had a closed roof and air-conditioning out here. Teachers vs kids game and to start in this heat! "Feels like" 39! pic.twitter.com/OG4XS4kwJb | |
| 3.34am BST | |
| 03:34 | |
| 26 min: City win a corner, then another. Nothing. But United are quick on the counter and Mkhitaryan wins a foul from 30 yards. Pogba stands over the free kick and curls it toward the post but it sails wide of the target. | |
| 3.29am BST | |
| 03:29 | |
| 22 min: A bit of a sloppy patch for both sides as they trade possession with not much to show for it. | |
| 3.24am BST | |
| 03:24 | |
| 18 min: Rashford tries to shoot from outside the area but De Bruyne clips from from behind. The shot trickles awry and Rashford is down in pain, but only briefly. | |
| 3.20am BST | |
| 03:20 | |
| 14 min: Pogba picks Aguero’s pocket and now it’s United on the break. City track back nicely but United are working it with short passes in the middle third. Now a long ball through to Rashford, who’s onside and tries to take his man one on one, but it’s out for a corner. Rashford takes it and plays it short, but United are unable to leverage the position into a shot on goal. | |
| 3.18am BST | |
| 03:18 | |
| 12 min: City win their first corner but it’s poorly taken and easily cleared by United. | |
| 3.14am BST | 3.14am BST |
| 03:14 | 03:14 |
| 9 min: Now United are on the march and the ball falls to Daley Blind, who’s low shot from 20 yards is easily retrieved by Ederson. | 9 min: Now United are on the march and the ball falls to Daley Blind, who’s low shot from 20 yards is easily retrieved by Ederson. |
| 3.13am BST | 3.13am BST |
| 03:13 | 03:13 |
| 7 min: Well worked by City up the left side of the pitch. The attack is briefly disrupted by United, but City keep it and now Sterling has a right-footed shot from the edge of the area and De Gea makes the save. Better from City there. | 7 min: Well worked by City up the left side of the pitch. The attack is briefly disrupted by United, but City keep it and now Sterling has a right-footed shot from the edge of the area and De Gea makes the save. Better from City there. |
| 3.09am BST | 3.09am BST |
| 03:09 | 03:09 |
| 4 min: Herrera has a goal from outside the area and City’s new signing Ederson parries it over the crossbar. It’s a corner for United but nothing comes of it. | 4 min: Herrera has a goal from outside the area and City’s new signing Ederson parries it over the crossbar. It’s a corner for United but nothing comes of it. |
| 3.08am BST | 3.08am BST |
| 03:08 | 03:08 |
| 2 min: The retractable roof atop NRG Stadium is closed and the air conditioning is on. Not a bad shout with temperatures of 87F outside with 67% humidity. And the crowd sounds loud! Kompany rips down Lukaku at the halfway line and the ref whistles for an easy foul. | 2 min: The retractable roof atop NRG Stadium is closed and the air conditioning is on. Not a bad shout with temperatures of 87F outside with 67% humidity. And the crowd sounds loud! Kompany rips down Lukaku at the halfway line and the ref whistles for an easy foul. |
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| at 3.16am BST | at 3.16am BST |
| 3.06am BST | 3.06am BST |
| 03:06 | 03:06 |
| 1 min: And we’re under way! Both sides wearing their familiar home strips, City attacking from left to right. | 1 min: And we’re under way! Both sides wearing their familiar home strips, City attacking from left to right. |
| 3.02am BST | 3.02am BST |
| 03:02 | 03:02 |
| Three minutes to kickoff in Space City. Not much longer now. | Three minutes to kickoff in Space City. Not much longer now. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.14am BST | at 3.14am BST |
| 2.25am BST | 2.25am BST |
| 02:25 | 02:25 |
| The teams | The teams |
| Here’s a look at tonight’s starters. And here’s a look at the complete team sheets. Thankfully, an NFL stadium is well equipped to accommodate City’s oversized roster. | Here’s a look at tonight’s starters. And here’s a look at the complete team sheets. Thankfully, an NFL stadium is well equipped to accommodate City’s oversized roster. |
| Manchester United | Manchester United |
| De Gea, Valencia, Lindelof, Smalling, Blind, Pogba, Herrera, Lingard, Mkhitaryan, Rashford, Lukaku | De Gea, Valencia, Lindelof, Smalling, Blind, Pogba, Herrera, Lingard, Mkhitaryan, Rashford, Lukaku |
| Manchester City | Manchester City |
| Ederson, Adarabioyo, Kompany, Fernandinho, Yaya Toure, Walker, Foden, De Bruyne, Sterling, Aguero, Roberts | Ederson, Adarabioyo, Kompany, Fernandinho, Yaya Toure, Walker, Foden, De Bruyne, Sterling, Aguero, Roberts |
| 2.20am BST | 2.20am BST |
| 02:20 | 02:20 |
| A Manchester derby in southeast Texas in the month of July? Sounds about right. Welcome everyone to tonight’s pre-season friendly between Manchester United and Manchester City in something called the International Champions Cup, a exhibition competition that’s now in its fifth year. Who among us could forget where they were when United first won this trophy back in 2014 with a 3-1 win over Liverpool? | A Manchester derby in southeast Texas in the month of July? Sounds about right. Welcome everyone to tonight’s pre-season friendly between Manchester United and Manchester City in something called the International Champions Cup, a exhibition competition that’s now in its fifth year. Who among us could forget where they were when United first won this trophy back in 2014 with a 3-1 win over Liverpool? |
| All joking aside, exhibitions like these are the football equivalent of the tennis hit-and-giggle: mostly light-hearted exercises in brand-building and cobweb-shedding that will no doubt please the masses who turn out to NRG Stadium, the 72,220-seat home of the NFL’s Houston Texans. | All joking aside, exhibitions like these are the football equivalent of the tennis hit-and-giggle: mostly light-hearted exercises in brand-building and cobweb-shedding that will no doubt please the masses who turn out to NRG Stadium, the 72,220-seat home of the NFL’s Houston Texans. |
| Kickoff is just over 40 minutes away. Stay tuned and we’ll be back with the team sheets directly. | Kickoff is just over 40 minutes away. Stay tuned and we’ll be back with the team sheets directly. |
| 11.13pm BST | 11.13pm BST |
| 23:13 | 23:13 |
| Bryan will be here shortly, in the meantime here’s the latest on Man City’s summer: | Bryan will be here shortly, in the meantime here’s the latest on Man City’s summer: |
| Manchester City are one of four clubs, including Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid, whom Monaco are threatening to report for allegedly making an unauthorised approach to Kylian Mbappé. | Manchester City are one of four clubs, including Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid, whom Monaco are threatening to report for allegedly making an unauthorised approach to Kylian Mbappé. |
| Monaco’s move reveals City are targeting the 18-year-old forward, considered one of Europe’s finest young players. | Monaco’s move reveals City are targeting the 18-year-old forward, considered one of Europe’s finest young players. |
| The French champions issued a statement on Thursday that said: “Monaco regretfully notice that ‘important’ European football clubs made contacts with Kylian Mbappé (and his entourage) without its authorisation. Monaco want to remind these clubs that such actions are contrary to the article 211 of the administrative regulation of the French Football League (Ligue de Football Professionnel) and to the article 18.3 of the regulation of the status and the transfer of the players of Fifa. | The French champions issued a statement on Thursday that said: “Monaco regretfully notice that ‘important’ European football clubs made contacts with Kylian Mbappé (and his entourage) without its authorisation. Monaco want to remind these clubs that such actions are contrary to the article 211 of the administrative regulation of the French Football League (Ligue de Football Professionnel) and to the article 18.3 of the regulation of the status and the transfer of the players of Fifa. |
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