Two clubs looking to return to form will do battle today in a friendly between Manchester United and the San Jose Earthquakes. The International Champions Cup match scheduled for 11 p.m. ET will be held at Avaya Stadium in San Jose and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on Fox Sports 2.
What They're Saying
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal (via Sky Sports): ""I could not have expected more [from Wayne Rooney]. I think he's a great captain. Better than I had expected. He is fully accepted by the players and that's also very important because I can choose the captain but the players decide. That is my philosophy. The players have to accept the captains and the first captain is Wayne Rooney and the second captain is Michael Carrick."
San Jose Earthquakes center-back Clarence Goodson (via MLS): "I think it's going to be more of a friendly. They are a top-class team. They have great players and we are pretty much looking forward to it. It is going to be a very difficult challenge for us."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Goodson will have the toughest challenge of all, defending Wayne Rooney. In 16 league appearances, the 33-year-old is averaging 7.2 clearances and three interceptions.
Manchester United's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Johnstone; Darmian, Jones, Blind, Shaw; Carrick, Schneiderlin; Young, Mata, Memphis; Rooney
San Jose's Projected Lineup (4-1-4-1): Bingham; Stewart, Goodson, Bernardez, Wynne; Alashe; Salinas, Thompson, Garcia, Sherrod; Jahn
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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