“Due to recent weather events, tournament organisers and participating clubs have made a decision to cancel tonight’s International Champions Cup game”, Man United also tweeted.
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Lei Zhenjian, chief executive of co-hosts LeSports, said they tried their “absolute best to save the event”, meaning the first – and only – match of City’s pre-season trip to China will come in Shenzhen against Borussia Dortmund on Thursday.
In a statement, International Champions Cup organizers said that “due to international travel schedules and planned sporting commitments, the match cancellation is definitive and the match will not be re-scheduled”.
Both managers, Jose Mourinho of United and Pep Guardiola of City, had told reporters they were anxious after training was moved Sunday because of the state of the turf.
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho will reportedly let these four players leave the Red Devils in this transfer window.
UNITED manager Jose Mourinho is more anxious about avoiding injuries on a poor pitch in Beijing than he is about winning their pre-season derby against Manchester City in the International Champions Cup (ICC).
And Larsson believes that Ibrahimovic is capable of firing Mourinho’s side to the league title in his first season in England.
On July 30 Manchester United will play against the Galatasaray and The City will play against Arsenal on August 7th. “We thank. the tens of thousands of fans who committed to purchasing tickets”, said International Champions Cup spokesman Patrick Murphy.
“Unbelievable” is the word that goalkeeper David De Gea has used to describe Manchester United fans across China.
It’s been pretty much impossible to avoid the phenomenon that has given us the kind of interactive experience we could only dream about as kids, and not even professional athletes can resist the lure of the augmented reality game.
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But De Gea says that the tour is more about building camaraderie and team spirit amongst a largely reshaped squad, under Jose Mourinho. I think some of the senior players let Pellegrini down last season; they ran out of impetus, otherwise they should have won the league.
