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| Manchester United v Real Madrid: International Champions Cup – live! | Manchester United v Real Madrid: International Champions Cup – live! |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 10.16pm BST | |
| 22:16 | |
| 10 mins: United retaining possession in the Real Madrid half though not doing so with any great elegance. Pereira and Fellaini just about combine on the edge of the area now only for Pereira’s touch to let him down and for the ball to squirt harmlessly away. | |
| Madrid’s turn now, and Marcelo floats a ball across the box, but Darmian does enough to glance it clear of any Madrid forwards for a throw. | |
| 10.14pm BST | |
| 22:14 | |
| 8 mins: United not necessarily looking the more effective, but definitely showing some signs that they’re that bit further along in pre-season preparation. | |
| Now MArtial steps inside from the left, looks up and drives a shot goalwards from the edge of the box. Navas pushes the ball clear at the last minute as the ball threatened to swerve away from him. | |
| 10.13pm BST | |
| 22:13 | |
| 6 mins: Madrid make their first move forward now and it causes some consternation in the United box. Benzema has way too much time to curl a delicate little ball to the edge of the six yard box, where it’s met by an unholy combination of Bale, Romero and the unfortunate Phil Jones, who gets battered during his goalkeeper’s punched clearance. | |
| 10.11pm BST | |
| 22:11 | |
| 4 mins: United settling slightly more quickly than Madrid — eight of whom started the Champions League final and may be wondering what exactly they need to do to get a rest... | |
| Half a glimmer of excitement as Nacho gets himself in a spot of bother on his own touchline, as he fails to clear, and gives away the first corner to Manchester United, but t’s nothing special and Madrid’s lines push up after a simple clearance. | |
| 10.09pm BST | |
| 22:09 | |
| Kickoff | |
| United get us under way in the scorching sunshine and instantly get into trouble under Madrid’s press, but any danger is quickly averted. United try to come forward now but Lingard and Pereira get a little mixed up in traffic and the move breaks down for a throw. | |
| 10.07pm BST | |
| 22:07 | |
| Social media is abuzz | |
| Justin Kavanagh writes: | |
| “Evening Graham. The name of the Levi Stadium inevitably brings to mind that slightly psychedelic 1994 U.S.A. denim jersey and the sight of a goateed Alexis Lalas gambolling about the scorched green fields of America like a mountain goat who accidentally finds himself dancing awkwardly on the plains at an acid party. Good vibes indeed! Nowadays we have to listen to Lalas droning on endlessly at half time, like your besuited granddad telling you how great things used to be in his day.” | |
| Leaving aside a slight stern look for being somewhat harsh on Alexi Lalas — one of the great misunderstood sweethearts of the American game — you may be in the right place for back-in-the-day reminiscences about acid house parties. MVITA! | |
| More to the point: | |
| @KidWeil Will there ever be a Real Madrid team that can swim faster than a shark? | |
| Anyway, we’re about to kick off... | |
| 10.02pm BST | |
| 22:02 | |
| Team News | |
| Our team to face Real Madrid... #MUTOUR pic.twitter.com/iZhxAc9s01 | |
| 📝🏃🇺🇸 #RMTour#RealMadrid XI 🆚 @ManUtd #HalaMadrid #RMMovistar pic.twitter.com/vAGVGHsrah | |
| Still no starting time together on the field for Rashford and Lukaku for United. As promised there are plenty of changes from the City lineup. | |
| Madrid meanwhile sending up a much more experienced line up for the first half, though of course there’s one significant absence from that list — rumors that Ronaldo will be sky-diving into the stadium, to a Pitbull soundtrack, in the 59th minute, can not be confirmed. | |
| 9.56pm BST | |
| 21:56 | |
| Real Madrid | |
| With Morata gone, Madrid have freed up funds to go shopping again this summer, what with Morata being the 8th most expensive player ever and whatnot. | |
| Not that waiting to balance the books has ever exactly been a priority for Fiorentino Perez before (though then again, given the high profile tax trials sweeping Spanish football, it’s possible nobody at Madrid actually knew there were books in the first place). | |
| Anyway, Madrid might want to move fast. Their pre-season is somewhat compressed compared to some of their peers. They’ll be seeing tonight’s opponents again on August 8th in the European SuperCup in Macedonia, before which they have that clash with Barcelona in Miami, a game against the MLS AllStars in Chicago. It’s no surprise that the team who’ve won three of the last four Champions Leagues should be involved in so many marquee games, but they’re blowing through a lot of timezones in quite a short time to do so. | |
| Meanwhile a shirtless Zidane has been whipping the fans into a frenzy of expectation with these thundering words: | |
| “We hope for a good game. It’s the first one and everyone wants to play and get minutes under their belts. It’s game one, I hope nobody picks up any knocks, that we play well and I’m not bothered about the result. It’s a case of giving it our best and nobody getting injured.” | |
| Summer of football is not for the faint of heart (or air miles). | |
| 9.45pm BST | |
| 21:45 | |
| Manchester United | |
| Mourinho has promised to switch his starters up again from the 2-0 win over Manchester City in Houston. More intriguing will be how he arrays those starters. Watching the two games against LA Galaxy and Real Salt Lake earlier this week, there were a few formations that looked less like long term solutions to extract the best from personnel, and more like Mourinho looking up beseechingly at Ed Woodward, like some sulky Oliver Twist, and begging for “some more”. There’s still an issue with attacking width for one thing... | |
| More to the point United have already said their summer business is not done, but after the rapid aquisition of Romelu Lukaku they’re back to being in the same cagey standoff many big teams are in at this time of year. Perhaps a Neymar move could start the dominoes tumbling. We’ll see. Just don’t expect Gareth Bale to be one of the moving parts headed United’s way. Mourinho had this to say on that matter on Saturday: | |
| “It’s clear Bale likes Madrid, likes the challenge and the situation. He is in a very good situation now. … I never felt a desire for him to leave. Why waste time and energy on him like that.” | |
| As for tonight, Mourinho will not have any of the players who played 70 minutes against City wasting time or energy — he’s giving starts to the likes of Darmian and Timothy Fosu-Mensah, who’s been impressive in his moments at full back so far on this tour, and who Mourinho expects to be making his break into regular first team appearances this season. Team news in a moment though. | |
| 9.36pm BST | 9.36pm BST |
| 21:36 | 21:36 |
| The ICC | The ICC |
| The ICC has become something of a fixture in the American soccer calendar (always to be confused with the American football calendar), and whatever you make of the competitive merits of the competition taking place at this time of year, the organizers do seem to gather the top teams in Europe each year and to put together a pretty convincing set of clashes on paper. | The ICC has become something of a fixture in the American soccer calendar (always to be confused with the American football calendar), and whatever you make of the competitive merits of the competition taking place at this time of year, the organizers do seem to gather the top teams in Europe each year and to put together a pretty convincing set of clashes on paper. |
| That paper has a habit of being scribbled on extensively of course, as these teams scramble to move players on and bring players in, with occasional awkward conversations ensuing. Just this week, one-time United target Alvaro Morata became the most expensive Spanish player ever when he was transferred to Chelsea; David de Gea remains a target for Madrid, even as Mourinho insists he’s going nowhere etc. | That paper has a habit of being scribbled on extensively of course, as these teams scramble to move players on and bring players in, with occasional awkward conversations ensuing. Just this week, one-time United target Alvaro Morata became the most expensive Spanish player ever when he was transferred to Chelsea; David de Gea remains a target for Madrid, even as Mourinho insists he’s going nowhere etc. |
| Other teams in the tournament are rumored to be doing big business too. I was in New Jersey last night to watch Neymar torch Juventus in the first half of Barcelona’s clash with them, and if the reports of an imminent transfer to PSG are true, that could be the last time he’s seen in a Barça shirt. Juventus will be happy to see the back of him mind, after he did this... | Other teams in the tournament are rumored to be doing big business too. I was in New Jersey last night to watch Neymar torch Juventus in the first half of Barcelona’s clash with them, and if the reports of an imminent transfer to PSG are true, that could be the last time he’s seen in a Barça shirt. Juventus will be happy to see the back of him mind, after he did this... |
| ...actually scratch that. Juve play PSG in the ICC on Friday... Barcelona meanwhile will be up against both of today’s two teams in the coming days — with the first Clasico outside of Spain in 32 years taking place in Miami next Saturday. | ...actually scratch that. Juve play PSG in the ICC on Friday... Barcelona meanwhile will be up against both of today’s two teams in the coming days — with the first Clasico outside of Spain in 32 years taking place in Miami next Saturday. |
| 9.21pm BST | 9.21pm BST |
| 21:21 | 21:21 |
| Preamble | Preamble |
| If you like football, you’ll love a “summer of football”. Like football, but sweatier, and with more subs. | If you like football, you’ll love a “summer of football”. Like football, but sweatier, and with more subs. |
| Welcome then, to the latest installment in 2017’s “summer of football” — as Manchester United take on Real Madrid for the ultimate prize: | Welcome then, to the latest installment in 2017’s “summer of football” — as Manchester United take on Real Madrid for the ultimate prize: |
| David de Gea | David de Gea |
| International Champions Cup points. | International Champions Cup points. |
| These points are a treasured commodity which can be collected and exchanged for prizes like “pre-season bragging rights” and “full functioning fax machines”. And Manchester United already have three of them, thanks to beating Manchester City the other day, in their opening game in the ICC — with Romelu Lukaku leading the way with a typically bullish charge-and-wallop goal to endear himself to his new fans. | These points are a treasured commodity which can be collected and exchanged for prizes like “pre-season bragging rights” and “full functioning fax machines”. And Manchester United already have three of them, thanks to beating Manchester City the other day, in their opening game in the ICC — with Romelu Lukaku leading the way with a typically bullish charge-and-wallop goal to endear himself to his new fans. |
| Madrid in the meantime have no ICC points, and no David de Gea, as Jose Mourinho was keen to emphasize yesterday. They do have Cristiano Ronaldo though, who has offered a fairly predictable end to his coy flirtation with the exit door, by deciding to close it and walk sniffily back into position. | Madrid in the meantime have no ICC points, and no David de Gea, as Jose Mourinho was keen to emphasize yesterday. They do have Cristiano Ronaldo though, who has offered a fairly predictable end to his coy flirtation with the exit door, by deciding to close it and walk sniffily back into position. |
| The game is taking place in the Bay Area, at Levi’s Stadium, by the way, which may explain why Zinedine Zidane chose to refer to the “good vibes” he was feeling from his team this week. Or it may just be because he hasn’t had to watch them actually play anyone yet. Summers of football can be cruelly indifferent to the dreams of seasons to come. | The game is taking place in the Bay Area, at Levi’s Stadium, by the way, which may explain why Zinedine Zidane chose to refer to the “good vibes” he was feeling from his team this week. Or it may just be because he hasn’t had to watch them actually play anyone yet. Summers of football can be cruelly indifferent to the dreams of seasons to come. |
| Anyway, I’ll be with you for all of the action, 97 substitutions, incomprehensible jazz-fusion formations and fleeting appearances by players destined to become future pub quiz questions. Send me your tweets to @KidWeil, your emails to graham.parker@theguardian.com and your transfer requests to The Guardian. | Anyway, I’ll be with you for all of the action, 97 substitutions, incomprehensible jazz-fusion formations and fleeting appearances by players destined to become future pub quiz questions. Send me your tweets to @KidWeil, your emails to graham.parker@theguardian.com and your transfer requests to The Guardian. |
| 2.04pm BST | 2.04pm BST |
| 14:04 | 14:04 |
| Graham will be here shortly, in the meantime here’s what José Mourinho had to say about David de Gea’s future: | Graham will be here shortly, in the meantime here’s what José Mourinho had to say about David de Gea’s future: |
| José Mourinho has guaranteed “100%” that David de Gea will not be sold by Manchester United to Real Madrid or any other club for the coming season. | José Mourinho has guaranteed “100%” that David de Gea will not be sold by Manchester United to Real Madrid or any other club for the coming season. |
| The manager was speaking in California’s Palo Alto before Sunday’s tour meeting with Real in San Jose. De Gea nearly moved to the Spanish club two years ago before the transfer collapse on the final day of the 2015 summer window. | The manager was speaking in California’s Palo Alto before Sunday’s tour meeting with Real in San Jose. De Gea nearly moved to the Spanish club two years ago before the transfer collapse on the final day of the 2015 summer window. |
| United are bracing themselves for a further bid so Mourinho’s statement could be a message intended for Real. | United are bracing themselves for a further bid so Mourinho’s statement could be a message intended for Real. |
| “I can guarantee that he’s not going this season, that I can, and my feeling is it will be very difficult for him to go. Because he’s a very honest boy, very straight,” he said. | “I can guarantee that he’s not going this season, that I can, and my feeling is it will be very difficult for him to go. Because he’s a very honest boy, very straight,” he said. |
| Mourinho suggested United allowed De Gea, who has two years left on his terms, the choice of whether to move to Real. | Mourinho suggested United allowed De Gea, who has two years left on his terms, the choice of whether to move to Real. |
| “He was contacted for a long time [by Real],” the 54-year-old said. “The club was close, then we open because I always have this feeling of when a player has a desire to go I don’t like to stop players to go because in the end you don’t get what you expect from them if they want to move and they don’t. | “He was contacted for a long time [by Real],” the 54-year-old said. “The club was close, then we open because I always have this feeling of when a player has a desire to go I don’t like to stop players to go because in the end you don’t get what you expect from them if they want to move and they don’t. |
| “I don’t think the feeling from him [towards Real] is very good. I see him very happy and focused and working better than ever so for me 100% he stays with us.” | “I don’t think the feeling from him [towards Real] is very good. I see him very happy and focused and working better than ever so for me 100% he stays with us.” |
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