Mrs Smoker
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Weird that this thread is not on yet, and the game is tomorrow.
Guess the big deal about it is that Ibrahimović will play, but also some other yet-not-featuring stars we have, such as Martial or Rooney.
Here's a preview from official site.
PREVIEW: MANCHESTER UNITED V GALATASARAY
Match details: The final match of Tour 2016, presented by Aon, is scheduled to kick off at 18:30 BST on Saturday in Gothenburg, Sweden. You can watch the action at Ullevi Stadium exclusively live on MUTV and fans can also follow it via ManUtd.com's live blog, or our Twitter account @ManUtd.
Setting the scene: United travel to Scandinavia with Jose Mourinho keen for the Reds to hone match sharpness ahead of the new season, particularly after Monday’s Manchester derby in Beijing was disappointingly cancelled at late notice due to extreme weather conditions in the Chinese capital.
Team news: The squad could be boosted by a number of international players who were rested following their participation at Euro 2016. That includes Zlatan Ibrahimovic, as well as Anthony Martial, Morgan Schneiderlin, Marouane Fellaini, Matteo Darmian and Bastian Schweinsteiger.
Story of their season: The 2015/16 campaign was something of a mixed bag for Galatasaray after the Turkish giants disappointingly finished sixth in the Super Lig and exiting the Champions League at the group stage, finishing third behind eventual finalists Atletico Madrid as well as Benfica. They were then knocked out of the Europa League by Italian side Lazio in the Round of 32, but managed to lift a trophy with their 1-0 Turkish Cup final victory over Robin van Persie’s Fenerbahce.
Who's their star man? Consider one of the longest-running transfer sagas of recent history and Wesley Sneijder’s reported move to United will surely come to mind. The Dutch midfielder was continually linked with the Reds throughout the latter stages of Sir Alex Ferguson’s reign, so much so that you couldn’t escape his name in the British press for months, yet the move never came to fruition and he later joined Galatasaray in 2013. He’s now their biggest name, along with Lukas Podolski, and the 33-year-old will likely face off against his former Inter Milan manager Mourinho in this friendly.
Opposition manager: Jan Olde Riekerink was born in Hengelo, Holland, and played professionally for Sparta Rotterdam, FC Dordrecht and Telstar. He coached at Ajax between 1995 and 2002, but took the leap into management with Belgian club Gent and then FC Emmen. The Dutchman has also been employed in a series of background roles, as an assistant manager at Porto and Metalurh Donetsk, and head of youth development at Ajax. He was interestingly involved with China’s Under-16 and Under-19 teams before pitching up at Galatasaray in March 2016, to save their season.
Previous meetings: United and Galatasaray have played six competitive matches, beginning with an entertaining 3-3 draw at Old Trafford in the 1993 European Cup second round. A 0-0 draw in Istanbul (the infamous ‘Welcome to Hell’ match) knocked Ferguson’s Reds out of Europe on the away goals rule, before another goalless stalemate the year after. A 4-0 home win followed with Simon Davies, David Beckham and Roy Keane among the goals, and a fifth meeting took place some eight years later at Old Trafford. Michael Carrick hit the only goal that night, ahead of the Reds losing 1-0 at the Turk Telecom Arena a few weeks later.
Match in three words: Slutlig tur match (that’s Swedish for ‘final tour match’).
Guess the big deal about it is that Ibrahimović will play, but also some other yet-not-featuring stars we have, such as Martial or Rooney.
Here's a preview from official site.
PREVIEW: MANCHESTER UNITED V GALATASARAY
Match details: The final match of Tour 2016, presented by Aon, is scheduled to kick off at 18:30 BST on Saturday in Gothenburg, Sweden. You can watch the action at Ullevi Stadium exclusively live on MUTV and fans can also follow it via ManUtd.com's live blog, or our Twitter account @ManUtd.
Setting the scene: United travel to Scandinavia with Jose Mourinho keen for the Reds to hone match sharpness ahead of the new season, particularly after Monday’s Manchester derby in Beijing was disappointingly cancelled at late notice due to extreme weather conditions in the Chinese capital.
Team news: The squad could be boosted by a number of international players who were rested following their participation at Euro 2016. That includes Zlatan Ibrahimovic, as well as Anthony Martial, Morgan Schneiderlin, Marouane Fellaini, Matteo Darmian and Bastian Schweinsteiger.
Story of their season: The 2015/16 campaign was something of a mixed bag for Galatasaray after the Turkish giants disappointingly finished sixth in the Super Lig and exiting the Champions League at the group stage, finishing third behind eventual finalists Atletico Madrid as well as Benfica. They were then knocked out of the Europa League by Italian side Lazio in the Round of 32, but managed to lift a trophy with their 1-0 Turkish Cup final victory over Robin van Persie’s Fenerbahce.
Who's their star man? Consider one of the longest-running transfer sagas of recent history and Wesley Sneijder’s reported move to United will surely come to mind. The Dutch midfielder was continually linked with the Reds throughout the latter stages of Sir Alex Ferguson’s reign, so much so that you couldn’t escape his name in the British press for months, yet the move never came to fruition and he later joined Galatasaray in 2013. He’s now their biggest name, along with Lukas Podolski, and the 33-year-old will likely face off against his former Inter Milan manager Mourinho in this friendly.
Opposition manager: Jan Olde Riekerink was born in Hengelo, Holland, and played professionally for Sparta Rotterdam, FC Dordrecht and Telstar. He coached at Ajax between 1995 and 2002, but took the leap into management with Belgian club Gent and then FC Emmen. The Dutchman has also been employed in a series of background roles, as an assistant manager at Porto and Metalurh Donetsk, and head of youth development at Ajax. He was interestingly involved with China’s Under-16 and Under-19 teams before pitching up at Galatasaray in March 2016, to save their season.
Previous meetings: United and Galatasaray have played six competitive matches, beginning with an entertaining 3-3 draw at Old Trafford in the 1993 European Cup second round. A 0-0 draw in Istanbul (the infamous ‘Welcome to Hell’ match) knocked Ferguson’s Reds out of Europe on the away goals rule, before another goalless stalemate the year after. A 4-0 home win followed with Simon Davies, David Beckham and Roy Keane among the goals, and a fifth meeting took place some eight years later at Old Trafford. Michael Carrick hit the only goal that night, ahead of the Reds losing 1-0 at the Turk Telecom Arena a few weeks later.
Match in three words: Slutlig tur match (that’s Swedish for ‘final tour match’).