AC Milan take on Man United at the Rose Bowl on July 26.
When does the pre-season friendly take place?
UK viewers can catch AC Milan v Man U at 04:05 GMT live from the Rose Bowl Stadium in California.
How channel is AC Milan v Man United on?
You can watch the game on MUTV (channel 526 for Virgin Media customers or 418 on Sky) or on a AC Milan v Man United live stream hosted by the MUTV’s website.
What new signings can we expect to see?
United take among their ranks to the US new signing Lee Grant, though it was confirmed in midweek that Diogo Dalot is out till September after having undergone minor surgery.
Alexis Sanchez did not initially travel after being denied a US visa and missed the opening game of United’s tour against Club America. The issue is now resolved, however, and Mourinho said Sanchez will play as soon as he joins up with the squad: “I don’t even know if he is flying, if he is in Los Angeles or if he is in Manchester – I have no idea about it.
“There will be no [Romelu Lukaku] or [Marcus] Rashford, for sure, and we have to try with what we have. It’s not about if he [Sanchez] can play, it’s about when he has to.”
New boy Fred was given somewhat of a break after being in the Brazil squad at the World Cup, but Mourinho also confirmed the former Shakhtar midfielder will join up with United’s squad next week. This would suggest he can make his non-competitive debut against Milan.
Players who featured in the World Cup like France’s Paul Pogba, Belgium’s Marouane Fellaini and England’s Marcus Rashford and Ashley Young won’t feature in the AC Milan v Man United friendly while they take a rest. Phil Jones, Jesse Lingard and Romelu Lukaku also get three weeks off before returning to first-team action for the club’s Premier League opener against Leicester City.
On Paul Pogba, Mourinho told a news conference this week: “To win the World Cup can only be a positive. It is difficult to say winning the World Cup is not good for a player’s career, I can only imagine it will only be positive.
“I hope he understands why he was very good, that’s the point, for him to understand why he was so good especially in the second part of the competition.”
Youngster such as Mason Greenwood, Tahith Chong and Angel Gomes are all hoping to be given an opportunity to impress.
AC Milan meanwhile take with them Gianluigi Donnarumma, Alessio Romagnoli, Franck Kessie and Patrick Cutrone, the youthful spine of the team on which many AC fans’ hopes rest.
Manager Gennaro Gattuso, however, may not have the use of Croatian forward Nikola Kalinic, who looks set to be leaving the club with Atletico Madrid a potential suitor. Kalinic was sent home from the World Cup after the striker refused to play through a supposed injury.
AC Milan v Man United: head-to-head records and pre-match stats
AC Milan v Man United stats show the two club have played 10 times, with both sides winning five times. The most recent meeting came in the Champions League eight years ago, when United won 4-0 at home.
AC Milan are yet to play a friendly, with their July 20 match against Novara being their first, while United also drew 1-1 Club America on Thursday.
United will be intent on catching Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table, as difficult as this may be, while generally across the cup competitions, United’s fanbase and hierarchy will be expecting silverware along with a deep run into the Champions League final rounds.
There will be an expectation this term like no other under manager Jose Mourinho, that the Red Devils put the transitional period of the past five years to bed and reinstate themselves among Europe’s true elite clubs.
AC Milan, meanwhile, are much further behind United in terms of personnel and in their project generally, and so AC Milan v Man United represents a stern fixture for the Italian club. Gattuso got his side playing some good football last term, leading to a 13-game unbeaten streak, but they still finished sixth in the league and failed to win a cup.
The club, under new ownership and with the sort of financial muscle that it had a decade previous, will be hoping to finish in a Champions League position and to ideally win a cup competition, perhaps even the Europa League.
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