PREVIEWS

The excitement is building as Manchester
United prepare to kick off their International
Champions Cup campaign against Club America.
It will be the first match of a four-game tour
which will also see the Red Devils play San
Jose Earthquakes, Barcelona and Paris Saint-
Germain.
The game takes place at the home of the
Seattle Seahawks and Seattle Sounders,
CenturyLink Field.

Louis van Gaal's men will be looking to start
their pre-season on a high. While their form
during their victorious 2014 ICC campaign was
not translated into the start of the Premier
League season, they will still be looking to
impress.

After all, there are plenty of players playing for
a place in the manager's thoughts given their
recent squad strengthening.
For Club America, Ignacio Ambriz's men will be
looking forward to taking on one of Europe's
elite clubs, given their status as the most
successful team in Mexico's history.

Date: Friday 17 July 2015 (USA) / Saturday 18
July (UK)

Time: 8.05 p.m. PDT / 4.05 a.m. BST

Venue: CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

TV Info: MUTV (UK Only)/Fox Sports 1 (U.S.
Only), ESPN Deportes (Spanish Language, U.S.
Only)

Live Stream: Fox Sports Go (U.S. only)

TEAM NEWS

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Manchester United's starting XI is tough to
predict, given Van Gaal is likely to include some
youngsters in the side. As far as we know,
everyone selected for the tour will be available
to play. That, of course, will not include Victor
Valdes, who was excluded from the touring
squad. Michael Carrick is over his late-season
ankle injury, according to the club's official
website. Club America are already a couple of games
deep in their ICC campaign, having lost their
opener against LA Galaxy, but should be on a
high after seeing off San Jose. Dario Benedetto
left the 'Quakes game with his left foot in a
protective boot so is presumably a doubt for this
one.

Players to Watch

United eyes will be firmly fixed on the new men,
particular superstar signing Bastian
Schweinsteiger. Van Gaal told ManUtd.com that
his players would most likely see a maximum of
60 minutes of action—and more likely 45—in the
first two ICC games. There will thus most likely
be a chance to see all four new arrivals.
Memphis Depay's attacking will be eagerly anticipated

For America, the game against the 'Quakes saw
a stunning strike from Andres Andrade saw him
voted Man of the Match. He will be keen to
maintain his form

Key Battle

With United likely to show up with a pretty
different XI in each half, the key battles will be
hard to predict. But as B/R's Daniel Tiluk
reported ahead of their previous game, America
are blessed with plenty of pace, and United will
have to do well to contain their counter-
attacking ability. Of course, being pre-season,
the result is not at a premium for United, but
players will be playing to impress their
manager.

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manager’s philosophy and bad attitude

This is particularly relevant given his very public
comments about a player not prepared to do
things his way earlier this week.
One of United's key battles here is, of course,
the battle against any pre-season knocks. The
squad suffered a few key injuries in 2014's ICC,
which had a knock-on effect on the league
season. Van Gaal will be keen to avoid that
outcome.

Good, are you sure it's tomorrow cause your post said Friday/Saturday

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ChikezieU
Friday 17 July 2015 (USA)
USA Time: 8.05 p.m. PDT


Saturday 18 July (UK)
UK Time 4.05 a.m. BST

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18 Jul 2015 05:54:00

The midfielder, Memphis Depay, Matteo Darmian
and Bastian Schweinsteiger all made their
debuts in a comfortable victory in Seattle in the
International Champions Cup
Morgan Schneiderlin,
Depay, Matteo
Darmian and Bastian Schweinsteiger all made
their Manchester United debuts in a 1-0 victory
over Club America in the International Champion
Cup.

Schneiderlin opened the scored the only goal of
the game after just five minutes of the first half
with a looping header from a Juan Mata cross.
The Frenchman, Depay and Darmian were all
subbed by Louis van Gaal at the interval, with
Schweinsteiger coming on to make his first
appearance for the club.
Schweinsteiger impressed as United controlled
the second half but failed to add to their lead.

FT: MANCHESTER UNITED 3-1 SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

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