After the Man Utd U21 team lost to Wrexham yesterday, the Man Utd first team also suffered a defeat with a score of 0-2 in the match against Real Madrid in Texas on the morning of July 27. The defeats ended the Red Devils’ previous streak of 3 consecutive wins.
Going into the match with Real Madrid Man Utd came out with an almost strong squad best. Two rookies Mason Mount and Andre Onana both appeared. Marcus Rashford plays highest in attack. Supporting this player is the trio of Garnacho Bruno Fernandes and Mason Mount. On the other side of the front line, Real Madrid arranged rookie Jude Bellingham to play right from the start, playing right behind the two strikers Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo.
With the nature of the friendly match, the two teams entered the game quite proactively. dynamic. They are ready to push the attacking formation higher. Right in the 5th minute, Man Utd suffered a loss when young midfielder Mainoo was injured and had to leave the field. Real Madrid took advantage of the time when the Red Devils had not yet had time to make a substitution to score.
In the 6th minute, Antonio Rudiger had a pass from his own half so Bellingham broke the offside trap and ran down before making a lob. The classy ball went over goalkeeper Onana’s head to open the score for Real Madrid.
After the goal, Coach Ten Hag sent in Christian Eriksen field instead of Mainoo. Man Utd attacked strongly. They had a chance to score an equalizer, but Mason Mount and Marcus Rashford both failed to take advantage.
In the second half, both teams had many changes in personnel. The match was quite interesting. They created many situations of bombarding the opponent’s goal. However, the strikers of the two teams could not register on the scoreboard.
In the 89th minute, it seemed like the match would end with a score of 1-0. Real Madrid’s rookie Joselu made his mark with his love. In a situation where the bicycle was upside down, goalkeeper Onana could not stop it. The match ended with a score of 2-0 in favor of Los Blancos.
After this loss, Man Utd has one more match in the US against Dortmund at 08:00 July 31. Meanwhile, Real Madrid meets Barcelona at 04:00 on July 30.
Playing lineup
Real Madrid: Lunin; Carvajal (Mendy) Alaba (Nacho) Rudiger (Militao) Fran Garcia (Lucas) Tchouameni (Kroos) Camavinga Modric (Joselu) Bellingham (Valverde) Rodrygo (Ibrahim Diaz) Vinicius
Man Utd: Onana; Shaw (Sancho) Martinez Varane (Dalot) Wan-Bissaka (Maguire) Casemiro (Williams) Mainoo (Eriksen-McTominay) Mount (Lindelof) Bruno Garnacho (Antony) Rashford (Van de Beek)
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