Manchester United vs. Barcelona
August 3^rd 8pm (August 4^th 1:00am BST)
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

Manchester United are looking to make it 4/4 in their tour of the United States, when they take on Catalan side Barcelona, at the Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia.

This will be their last game in their pre-season tour of the USA, after beating teams from all over the globe- Celtic 4-0, Club America 3-1, Juventus 4-1.

Opponents Barcelona go into the game on a high-note, having won their last game against Champions’ League winners AC Milan 2-0, with goals from debutants Ronaldinho and Ricardo Quaresma – who were both linked to United.

But the Red-Devils also go into the game on a high-note after beating Serie A champions 4-1 in New Jersey, Juan Veron and Tim Howard- both putting in exceptional performances.

The spotlight will be on Barca’s new signing Ronaldinho, after he rejected a move to United earlier this summer.

As for team-news, United sent home fullback Gary Neville just before the Juve game, after suffering from a hamstring injury. Roy Keane and Paul Scholes look doubtful after taking minor knocks, and Sir Alex will give a few younger-players like Richardson and Darren Fletcher, a chance to prove their worth.

As for Barça, they are without young Brazilian midfielder Thiago Motta, who is receiving treatment for a thigh injury.

The game will be broadcasted live on MUtv, with coverage starting from 12:45.

The Argentine protégé-turned-superstar moved to Barca from Argentine out-fit River Plate two seasons ago, and has done nothing but improve since- winning the World Youth Championship last year, and is breaking into the Argentinean national side. Still just 21 years of age, El Conejito will surely test Tim HOward in his goalmouth tonight.

Saviola's Argentine compatriot Juan Roman Riquelme will also be a constant threat. The playmaker's creativity may prove to be a problem for United's defenders. Also Ronaldinho will be trying to break the defence that he could have been playing with in this game.

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