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Default Re: [2017 Pre Season] Manchester United 2-0 Manchester City

FIVE TALKING POINTS: UNITED 2 CITY 0



The first Manchester derby outside of the UK was held in Houston, Texas, on Thursday night in the International Champions Cup. Here are five talking points to stem from the game…

1: RASHFORD AND LUKAKU UP FRONT
In the pre-match press conference, Jose Mourinho said Marcus Rashford can easily play up front with Romelu Lukaku and the boss duly named them both in the starting XI for the first time. They delivered the goods, too, producing excellent finishes to beat Ederson Moraes towards the end of the first half, putting the Reds 2-0 up at the break. Lukaku almost scored on 54 minutes as well, when his rocket-fuelled shot cannoned off the woodwork. Their clinical performances bode well for the season, easing any goal-scoring concerns following Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Wayne Rooney’s departures earlier this summer.

2: MICKI LOOKS RAZOR SHARP
Henrikh Mkhitaryan told us this week his best United form is still to come, and it looks like he will produce it this season judging by his pre-season form. The popular Armenian scored in both games against the MLS teams LA Galaxy and Real Salt Lake, and he registered an eye-catching assist for Rashford’s first-half finish in Houston. A number of other forwards are also impressing at this early stage of 2017/18, including Jesse Lingard and Paul Pogba, but this was another display of #MickiMagic .

3: DRAKE LED THE TEAMS OUT
The pre-match show was typically American, as a rousing rendition of the national anthem was followed by an elaborate lights show that beamed both club crests onto the pitch. Then, Canadian rapper Drake led the teams out of the tunnel dressed in a colourful outfit that only a hip hop star could pull off! Just to add some extra star power, NFL hero J.J. Watt performed the coin toss for the captains (see above).

4: HOUSTON IS RED
The NRG Stadium is a spectacular multi-purpose venue that can hold up to 72,220 fans at full capacity and on Thursday, with the roof closed and the air-conditioning on, it was filled with expectant football fans. Although we don’t have the exact figures, from the vantage point of the press box (at the top of the fourth tier) it looked like 70 per cent of the arena was filled with the red shirts of United. Nice!

5: SUPPORT FOR MANCHESTER
The most important talking point from Thursday night is that both United and City wore special-edition shirts bore the iconic Manchester worker bee image on the chest. The match jerseys will now be sold on eBay and all proceeds will go to those affected by the Manchester Arena terror attack in May. The presence of the bee on both shirts follows the launch of #ACITYUNITED as the Blue and Red halves of Manchester came together to pledge a £1 million joint donation to the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund.

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