Don't give a feck about the result. This is the sort of high quality run out that differentiates our prep this season to last. Lots of positives here. No shock we are behind a world class and highly gelled Barcelona side. Still lots of passages of excellent play that bode well for the team chemistry.
Biggest plus for me, is the much more positive approach I've seen in every game so far. Most of our individuals look sharp too. Squad looks better balanced and settled than last season.
Individually, Mkhitaryan, Pogba, Lingard, Lukaku, and Rashford have all looked superb this preseason. The biggest criticism of our big signing, Lukaku, was his first touch and hold up play; and yet those have looked veritable strengths to me, so far.
We are definitely better prepared, with a better squad, than we were last season. And to think that we've also got Rojo, Shaw, and (probably) Zlatan to come back. Plus one or two more high quality signings. This will be the strongest squad we've had post Fergie, by some distance.