Two clubs looking to return to form will do battle today in a friendly between Club America and Manchester United. The International Champions Cup match scheduled for 11 p.m. ET will be held at CenturyLink Field in Seattle and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on ESPN Deportes.
What They're Saying
America midfielder Rubens Sambueza (via Medio Tiempo): "Everything is going well. I think the team understands the manager's philosophy, the work it takes to press the ball and try to be aggressive when we have the ball, and when we recover the ball, try to make a good play."
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal (via the club's official website): "I'm very happy because in my opinion, they [Memphis Depay, Matteo Darmian, Morgan Schneiderlin and Bastian Schweinsteiger] are very good players. That's why we have bought them. I'm very happy they're here before the tour. We can prepare all the team elements with them. It's much better than last year. Our selection was not in balance [last season]. I wanted balance with my midfielders, so you could expect that I should buy two holding midfielders.
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Depay joins United with the delusional pressure of becoming the next generation's Cristiano Ronaldo. In 36 appearances with PSV last season, the 21-year-old finished with 25 goals and five assists.
America's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): González; Pimentel, Mares, Aguilar, Hernández; Güemez, Andrade, Arroyo, Guerrero; Benedetto, Quintero
Manchester United's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): De Gea; Jones, Evans, Rojo, Darmian; Schweinsteiger, Schneiderlin, Carrick; Depay, Rooney, Januzaj
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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