Manchester United

Manchester United made it two wins from two games on Tour 22, as Erik ten Hag's side came from behind to defeat Melbourne Victory by four goals to one.

Former Reds winger Nani was then introduced with just a few minutes to go, making his debut for the hosts seven years after his departure from Old Trafford. Fred's goal was the only difference when the two sides met at Old Trafford last December, and attention now turns to next week's pre-season showdown. Then, just moments before the break, the Reds went ahead. The scoring was then completed with just minutes remaining, when Edmond Lupancu diverted a Tahith Chong cross into his own net to make it 4-1, ensuring a second pre-season win for our new Dutch boss. With 15 minutes to go, United had a third, as Eric Bailly burst forward to feed Rashford. The England international nudged his effort beyond Izzo, and opened his Tour 22 account in the process. Zidane Iqbal showcased his talents with a superb piece of skill, as the Reds continued to dominate possession.

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Even if De Jong has not arrived by the start of the season on 7 August United will continue to pursue him but are prepared to walk away should the wage issue between the player and Barça prove insurmountable. John Murtough United’s football director, said: “Christian has been one of the best attacking midfielders in Europe throughout his career. Having spoken with him and learned more about his vision and the way he wants the team to play, I am even more excited for the future.

Manchester United beat Melbourne Victory 4-1 in their second game under Erik ten Hag, who did not mince his words about the early goal conceded.

“I think when he has the right focus and the right motivation and he works hard he will have production because he is a good player … It’s up to him.” I said [after Liverpool] our left side was really good and now the right side. “I think the whole right side played really well because there’s a good connection between Jadon Sancho and Diogo Dalot and Bruno [Fernandes], Martial and also McTominay,” he said. From the left side it was not that easy, from the right side I was quite satisfied and we created a lot off the right side: four or five really good chances. Raphaël Varane also training but it is something small and I expect him back on the training pitch.” “I don’t want to talk about the individual because I think it was from the start high up the pitch.

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It’s something we have to deal with and we prepared well, we delivered well on the stuff we worked on. "It’s always nice to be on the pitch as we’re footballers and we love playing football. We conceded early on and it’s was important to get the two goals and settle the game. "It’s important to have competition like that in training because, if someone starts ahead of you in games, then it will motivate you to work even harder in training to try to take their position in a game. "It’s healthy competition," added the forward, who started on the wing. In the second half [after 10 substitutions], the second team did amazing and controlled the game.

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“I’m very happy to sign the new deal. “I have seen Erik’s work at Ajax and know the level of detail and preparation that he and his staff put into every day. I have enjoyed every single minute of my time here. “I hope I can achieve half of what my idols accomplished here. Xavi “insisted a lot and we at the club have done everything we could,” added Laporta, who stressed that Raphinha showed “the desire to come to Barca”. “I still have major ambitions in the game, there is a huge amount that I know I can achieve, and this is the perfect place to continue my journey.”

Manchester United claimed a 4-1 victory in a friendly against Melbourne Victory at the MCG on Friday night.

“It wasn’t a surprise for us. The Victory were playing their first game of the proper game of the new campaign with goal-keeper Paul Izzo making his debut but just four minutes in Melbourne took the lead. Chong showed some industry in midfield as did Zidane Iqbal but the game went flat as Victory defended deeply and the new United line-up found its feet. The Victory were looking fitter and more organised than you would expect from a first-game side but on 42 minutes they were powerless to stop a deflected strike from McTominay who barely celebrated when his shot caromed off the legs of an unsighted Victory player and looped over Izzo and into the goals. Scott McTominay, Martial and Rashford scored the goals for United and former Red Devils star Nani made his Victory debut in the final minutes after signing on as a marquee player for this A-League season. A crowd of 74,157 watched the English Premier League giants joyfully as the likes of Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial showed glimpses of their quality although there were enough gaps in the crowd to show it was well under the 95,446 who came to watch Liverpool take on the Victory in 2013.

Manchester United fought back to secure a 4-1 win over Melbourne Victory in their blockbuster pre-season friendly on Friday night.

I thought in certain moments in the match we had them under pressure and panicking and I think we can be proud of ourselves.” “We want to build week to week, game to game. United delivered a much stronger second half performance, settling into their rhythm and keeping Victory pinned back for most of the second 45. However, it would be late heartbreak for Victory as United scored twice in the final few minutes of the first half. Another new signing, goalkeeper Paul Izzo, also stood out with several strong saves. Nonetheless, Victory held firm and kept United at bay for the majority of the half.