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Manchester United tackle AFC Bournemouth in Chicago within the early hours of Thursday morning (02:30 UK time) of their second sport of their United States tour.
The Purple Devils beat West Ham United 2-1 of their opening sport in New Jersey, with captain Bruno Fernandes scoring a brace.
United have performed the Cherries solely 24 instances in historical past, profitable 14.
They’ve drawn 5 and misplaced 5 of their matches versus the group from the south coast of England.
Listed below are three attention-grabbing plotlines to think about earlier than the sport.
Get again to profitable methods vs the Cherries
The Purple Devils stopped a slide of poor outcomes in opposition to the Hammers final day trip and can hope to do the identical in opposition to the Cherries.
United haven’t received any of their earlier 4 matches in opposition to Bournemouth.
Their final victory got here in Might 2023 on the Vitality Stadium after an acrobatic strike from Casemiro.
They’ve since misplaced their final two matches at Outdated Trafford 0-3 and drew each video games in Bournemouth 2-2 and 1-1.
Report at Soldier Area
United have been enjoying often in the US for twenty years now and have discovered themselves in Chicago earlier than.
Soldier Area is a multi-purpose stadium that first hosted a goalless 0-0 draw with Bayern Munich in 2004.
In addition they beat the Chicago Fireplace MLS group in 2011 3-1, with Cory Gibbs firing the house aspect right into a shock lead earlier than Wayne Rooney, Rafael and Nani responded.
United additionally got here unstuck 2-0 versus Paris Saint-Germain in 2015 with Zlatan Ibrahimovic scoring in opposition to the group he would be part of the following summer time.
Victory would imply taking large step to clinching Summer time collection
Ruben Amorim’s group discover themselves in second place within the desk and Bournemouth are first after their 3-0 victory over Everton.
A win for both aspect would put them on six factors and more than likely set them as much as win the collection.
In response to the membership’s official website, “on the finish of the three video games the group with the very best factors will win the collection. If two or extra sides have the identical factors, they’ll be separated first by aim distinction, then by targets scored and, lastly, on a head-to-head foundation. There will likely be no extra-time or penalty shootouts in any of the matches.”
Profitable a pre-season event hardly appears an enormous deal however this group of gamers have to develop a killer intuition shortly after final season’s shambolic effort.
Subsequently, any small likelihood to win should be taken significantly to develop the tradition that Ruben Amorim so desperately desires to instill on the membership.
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