Manchester United versus Barcelona – Preseason friendly: Match Preview
Manchester United take on Barcelona in the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/United-States-c3034 of America as a part of their preseason tour to North America. The Red Devils will recreate the European Cup tie as they face off against Pep Guardiola’s team on 30th
of July 2011. It will be interested to see how these two teams compete against each other thus let’s take a look at how Manchester United and Barcelona might line up for this encounter in question...
Manchester United
Manchester United must be dreading their tie against Barcelona even though it comes as a part of their pre-season trip to the United States of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/America-c38390. The Red Devils were humbled back in May when both the teams met at the Wembley
stadium to play out a highly one sided UEFA Champions League final. Nonetheless a lot of time gone by since the European Cup final. Manchester United have been on an unbeaten run since their loss to Barcelona in London. They have won four games on the trot
now and all of them have been against relatively below average opposition.
They battered MLS All Stars in their last friendly encounter as they eventually gained a four goal victory over the MLS’ finest. Moreover, United have brought in some effective reinforcements already in the summer transfer window.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Phil-Jones-c29903 and Ashley Young have been playing regularly for the English champions on their preseason tour and it will be interesting to see whether or not they will make a difference to United’s line up as a whole when the Red Devils take on Barcelona.
Barcelona
Champions of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 and Europe, Barcelona are the team to beat in club football at the moment. It will surely be the highlight of the preseason when they take on Manchester United in Washington D.C. The Catalans have been on fire
since their UEFA Champions League victory over United at Wembley stadium. Pep Guardiola has strengthened his ranks by bringing in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alexis-Sánchez-c4979 but the Chilean winger is on a leave at the moment and thus he will not participate in his team’s matchup against
Manchester United.
Barcelona’s preseason has been quite successful so far. They have won their last two matches in their preseason tour and Guardiola has been keen to use the preseason as an avenue to test out his club’s youthful prospects.
Team News
Javier Hernandez is set to miss out for Manchester United as the Mexican striker is out with a concussion which he sustained in a training ground clash. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dimitar-Berbatov-c11254 will most likely head the Manchester United
attack against Barcelona.
Expected Manchester United line up:
Lindegaard, Rafael, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Anderson-c5565, Carrick, Young, Berbatov, Rooney
Barcelona will be without both Sanchez and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296. Both the South American forwards are on an extended break due to their international commitments in the 2011 Copa America for their respective national teams.
Expected http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pedro-c29582
Prediction
Not much has changed since Barcelona’s victory over Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League final, thus they are the favourites to win this tie despite the fact that Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Ferguson will surely field his first team line
up to take on Barcelona. Prediction: 2-1 to Barcelona.
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