This testimonial match against Juventus brings back the memory of “Class of 92″ that put United in history book as Treble winners in 1999. David Beckham, Phil Neville & Nicky Butt back in United shirt.

In front of 40,000 fans, Wayne Rooney had put United ahead after converting Ryan Giggs’ low cross, but Juventus came back to win 2-1 thanks to goals from Simone Pepe and Manuel Giandonato, who curled home a stunning winner.

Thanks Gary Neville!

About playing with Manutd;

Hernandez said: “It’s an honour because I want to achieve big things. It’s a very nice challenge and hopefully I will be able to contribute. I will always try to enjoy it because sometimes we focus so much on the achievements and our dreams, and maybe we forget to enjoy it.”

“Besides wanting to do the best job I can, grow and learn plenty, I also want to add my little grain of sand because this is a team sport. I want to win a title. I want us to be a great team.”

About playing in EPL;

“I have spoken to them ( Vela & Dos Santos) and they are definitely happy for me and they know that this is the most powerful league in the world. They tell me to take advantage of the situation and I should thank God for the opportunity.

About the pressure playing with the biggest football club in the world;

“I always try to see pressure in a different way – more like motivation. There are millions of people in the world who would do anything to be in my position and have this opportunity.

About playing with football legends such as Ryan Giggs & Scholes;

“These are people I would watch on the television, that I would even play with them on PlayStation,”
“I dreamed of one day being able to play with all of them and I’m going to try to learn from them the most I can.

After playing against MLS All-Star, Manutd will travel to Mexico and playing against Hernandez’s former club, Chivas Guadalajara on Saturday to mark the opening of tits new 45,000-capacity stadium.

Ferguson reveals that the striker will play “one half for Chivas and one half for Manutd”.
However, when asked what he would do if Hernandez scored against United, the manager joked:

“He’ll be fined and transferred back.”

Hahaha…Good one SAF!

Manchester United’s living legend, Ryan Giggs is probably the most popular figure in United tour to America.

After arrived at Kansas City, he took a few minutes in front of the camera to discuss the Red Devils American tour, expectations of playing in KC and trying to sneak in some BBQ.

Read and you will realize that Manchester United nutritionist’s rule over the players’ diets were quite strict.

On playing in Kansas City:

“We’re all looking forward to it, looking to seeing what Kansas City is like as a city, what the teams going to be like and what the games going to be like, so you know, we’re all looking forward to it.”

“By then, it will be our third or fourth game, so we should be getting much fitness and we should be performing towards our best, so hopefully a good game, lots of goals and lots of enjoyment and just leave Kansas City with a lot of good memories for the fans.”

On American soccer and Major League Soccer:

“I think I probably took a lot more interest when David Beckham came over, because obviously I played with him, he’s a friend, so I took an interest on how football’s gone over here. Judging by the USA’s performance in the World Cup, football is healthier and very strong because they’ve got a lot of quality, both as individuals and as a team. Obviously it’s growing all the time and hopefully it will be successful. I’m sure it will because the fans that come to our games are fanatical and they know their stuff and the facilities are second-to-none as well.

On KC’s famous BBQ:

“I think our nutritionists and our dietitian probably is a bit worried about us coming to the USA, because the food is just unbelievable. Hopefully we can sneak under the radar and have a few barbeques.”

In another session, he has been interviewed by the official MLS website (mlssoccer.com) about Philadelphia, 2010 AT&T MLS All-Star Game on July 28 in Houston..and… Philly cheesesteak???;

On American soccer

“Judging by the USA’s performance in the World Cup, [they are] very strong because they’ve got a lot of quality, both as individuals and as a team. Obviously it’s growing all the time, and hopefully it will be successful. I’m sure it will because the fans that come to our games are fanatical and they know their stuff, and the facilities are second-to-none.”

On Landon Donovan in England.

“I think it was interesting when Landon Donovan came over because we heard he was probably the top player in the USA and how he was going to do in the Premiership, and he did really well. [He’s] probably not the stereotype American football/soccer player that’s been over before. I think he was skillful and he handled himself well, and the fans at Everton loved him and wanted him to come back.”

On the match against young Philadelphia Union on July 21.

“They’ll want to test themselves against one of the biggest clubs in the world and we’re still in training and we’ll want to win every game like I say. It’ll be interesting to see how the game goes. If we can help them in any way to progress quicker, just by the way we play or just by the way we train and prepare for games, then hopefully we can do that.”

On Philly and Philly cheese steak.

“It’s my third time that I’ve been there. The things that come to mind [in Philly], we stay at the hotel which is at the bottom of the steps where Rocky runs up. We went to see a baseball game when we were last there. The stadium [Lincoln Financial], it was a new stadium when we played there. I think we might have even been the first team to play there, so the facilities are unbelievable. I don’t know about our nutritionist allowing us to eat Philly cheese steaks, so, maybe we’ll get a chance this time.

I watched the match..losing is hurt but I don’t think that I am worried with the result. It’s a good match for United especially in the first half. Chelsea as expected were quite slow and old… United players can easily take the ball from their leg either from the back..from side..or in front. Nothing to worry…but in the 2nd half…United players look tired and can’t continue playing the same match as 1st half. No more quick move..quick tackle..and its cost United dearly.

Afterall…it’s only a friendly match & I am feeling the same as United losing the Audi Cup against Bayern in penalty.

Hopefully… Manutd is ready for the start of season against Birmingham!! A goal feast will make everybody shut up and hopefully United can do it. Micheal Owen’s goal will make it sweeter!!

Let’s the game beginnnn….

Chelsea 2 United 2 (4-1 on pens)

The Community Shield was prised from United’s grasp in an enthralling clash at Wembley, a game that required a penalty shoot-out to separate two evenly-matched sides. Despite this defeat, 4-1 on penalties after a 2-2 draw in normal time, the Reds’ performance provides plenty of promise for the season ahead.

Nani had given United the lead with a long-range effort after just ten minutes, then Ricardo Carvalho equalised shortly after half-time. But in a competition that used to be called the Charity Shield, there was little charity in Chelsea’s second. As Patrice Evra lay prostrate on the ground after a bad Michael Ballack challenge, referee Chris Foy neglected to stop play and Frank Lampard scored what everyone thought was the winner. That was until substitute Ryan Giggs picked out Wayne Rooney’s run, and the Reds forward expertly finished to send the tie to the lottery of spot-kicks.

Bayern enjoyed the better of the first half, in which Mario Gomez and Dimitar Berbatov both hit the woodwork, but United then had the better opportunities after the interval – only for Rooney and Owen to fail to beat Bayern goalkeeper Michael Rensing in one-on-one situations.

The tackle on new signing Micheal Owen by Bayern’s Martin Demichelis was a major scare for Manutd fan and Sir Alex. If it had been a competitive match Demichelis would have received a red card. Then, the striker stayed on but was left holding his ankle as he tried to run the problem off.
He eventually went on to play until the 78th minute when he was replaced by Wayne Rooney.

Final score….
Both team failed to score in normal time and at the end..the epic penalty showdown has been won by Bayern Munich 7-6.

Penalties

Ryan Giggs 1-1 Alexander Baumjohann
Anderson 2-2 Edson Braafheid
Nani 3-3 Hamit Altintop
Patrice Evra 3-3 Danijel Pranjic
Wayne Rooney 4-4 Jose Ernesto Sosa
Darren Fletcher 5-5 Andreas Ottl
Paul Scholes 6-6 Holger Badstuber
Jonathan Evans 6-7 Daniel Van Buyten

Line Ups

Bayern Munich:
Rensing; Lahm (Pranjic 62), Demichelis (van Buyten 62), Breno (Badstuber 62), Braafheid; van Bommel (Altintop 46); Tymoshchuk (Ottl 77), Schweinsteiger (Sosa 62), Baumjohann; Gomez (Gorlitz 62), Muller (Sene 77)
Sub not used: Butt

Manchester United:
van der Sar; Fletcher, Ferdinand (Cathcart 69), Evans, Evra; Gibson (Valencia 63), Scholes, Giggs, Nani; Owen (Rooney 78), Berbatov (Anderson 78)
Subs not used: Foster, Park, Tosic, Carrick, Fabio, O’Shea, Macheda

* All images courtesy of Manutd.com

The 64,000 capacity Korean crowd had been baying for an appearance from their hero since he first emerged for the warm-up, but they would have to wait for a fifteen-minute cameo late on as the midfielder was named on a ten-man bench.

Final result : FC Seoul 2 Manchester United 3

Team Line-ups

United: Kuszczak (Van der Sar 46); O’Shea, Ferdinand, Brown, Evra (Fabio 74); Fletcher (Gibson 46), Anderson (Nani 61), Carrick (Park 74), Giggs (Scholes 61); Rooney (Berbatov 61), Macheda (Owen 61).
Subs not used: Evans, Tosic.

Watch the video of Manchester United goals.

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If you didn’t go to the stadium yesterday night …you can watch the match on ASTRO SUPERSPORTS ( Channel 811 ).

Broadcast details;

21/07-Match 2: Malaysia vs Man Utd at 7.30pm  -  Delayed

23/07-Match 2: Malaysia vs Man Utd at 7.30pm  – Repeat 1

Enjoy the match!!

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I went to the stadium alone..and this time wearing Malaysia shirt!! I hope they can do something similar as the first match. Get a draw will be a great result!! But…

Michael Owen struck his second United goal in as many games as the Reds completed the double over the Malaysian XI with a comprehensive 2-0 victory.

Owen blasted home from close range on 13 minutes after capitalising on a loose ball inside the area having played his part in the build-up. Two minutes earlier Federico Macheda had opening the scoring with calm finish following Darren Fletcher’s set-up.

The line ups….

The mexican wave…

The Manutd players..

The minute’s silence before kick-off in tribute to those who lost their lives in Friday’s bombings in Indonesia

The goal scorer…

The Final Result…

It was a lively ending to an entertaining 90 minutes as United held firm for the victory and clean sheet.

More pictures to come….

Team Line-ups
United: Foster (Kuszczak 46); Neville (O’Shea 62), Brown, J.Evans (Ferdinand 62), Fabio (Evra 58); Fletcher (Anderson 69), Carrick (Gibson 70), Giggs (Scholes 69), Tosic (Nani 62); Owen (Berbatov 62), Macheda (Rooney 67).

Goals: Macheda 11, Owen 13

Malaysian XI: Marlias; Asraruddin, Zafuan, Zamani (Muslim Ahmad, 75), Mazlizan (Thirumurugan 15; Mat Abu 78); Kunanlan (Muhymeen 58), Rahim (Gurusamy 57), Umar (Rohidan 66); Yahyah (Bakhtiar 64), Indra Putra (Shakir 72); Zaquan (Talaha 46).

Some newspaper in UK said about no one would like to buy Owen’s shirt but…in Malaysia…Micheal Owen is one of the favorite.

The Result:
Team Line-ups
United: Van der Sar (Foster 46); O’Shea, Ferdinand (Brown 61), Evans, Evra (Fabio 61); Gibson, Scholes (Tosic 61), Anderson (Giggs 76), Nani; Rooney (Owen 61), Berbatov (Macheda 76).

Goals: Rooney 8, Nani 28, Owen 85

Malaysian XI: Marlias; Mazlizam, Zamani, Zafuan, Asraruddin; Rahim, Rohidan, Kunalan, Yahyah, Indra Putra; Zaquan.

Goals: Yahyah 45, 52

I will write the review about the match later…

Enjoy the pictures that I took during the match using normal point & shoot camera!

Sir Alex Ferguson comments after the match..

“Michael is different to the other strikers we have here. He’s always searching for that space in and around the box and he reacted really well to take his goal,” a delighted Sir Alex told MUTV afterwards.”The goalkeeper blocked the ball as Ryan [Giggs] ran through, but you knew Michael would be the first man to get onto it.

“The game was big test for us. As we expected, they were full of energy, enthusiasm and speed, and they caught us on the counter-attack a few times. It was a very open game and I think anyone watching would have been quite happy with the quality on show.

“We got off to a good start with the two goals, but the problem we had was they scored right on half-time and, with it only being our first game, our energy dropped a bit in the second half.

“It was great vision from the lad [Yahyah] to get them back into it. As soon as he got the ball he spotted Edwin was a bit off his line and hit a lovely little chip over him.

“Obviously the second goal came about after a mistake by Ben. He just took his eye of the ball and it bobbled up a little bit. It’s unfortunate because he’s only just come back from injury and he’ll want to get that out of his mind as soon as possible.

“You use the first two or three games of pre-season to get your rhythm, tempo and timing back,” added the boss, “and that will certainly come.”

The newspaper said..the attendances were around 40,000~50,000!! Wow!