Real Madrid 2 Man Utd 0 LIVE RESULT: Jude Bellingham scores as Erik ten Hag’s side fall short in Houston – reaction
REAL MADRID continued their tour of the USA with a huge shutout against Manchester United.
Jude Bellingham slotted in the first of the night for Madrid after receiving a phenomenal over-the-top pass, gashing the defense. Bellingham put in a cheeky chip over Andre Onana for the quality finish and early lead.
In the second half, Joselu put on the finishing touches with a wonderful bicycle kick.
The Red Devils' are now 1-2 in their last three pre-season matches after they were beat by Wrexham, who unfortunately saw get rushed to hospital last night.
Meanwhile Real Madrid are now 2-0, with wins over AC Milan and now United.
- Final result: Real Madrid 2 Manchester United 0
- Live stream/TV: and ESPN+
- Real Madrid XI: Lunin, Carvajal, Alaba, Bellingham, Vini Jr., Modric, Rodrygo, Camavinga, Tchouameni, Fran Garcia, Rudiger.
- Man Utd XI: Onana, Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Martinez, Shaw, Casemiro, Mainoo, Fernandes, Mount, Garnacho, Rashford.
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United on verge of signing young star
are on the verge of signing striker .
Hojlund, 20, is a professional Danish footballer who plays for .
The set price Atalanta currently want is €80million, including bonuses for the young prospect, but the Red Devils expect to reach an agreement for a fee of €70million plus add-ons.
Although the former Sturm Graz star has an offer of €10million more from club , Hojlund is expected to head to Manchester.
The agreement should be finalized in the coming days.
Man Utd pre-season fixtures and results
Here are Manchester United's pre-season fixtures and results so far
- July 12: Man Utd 2-2 Leeds (Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo)
- July 19: Man Utd 1-0 Lyon (Murrayfield, Edinburgh)
- July 22: Arsenal 0-2 Man Utd (MetLife Stadium, New Jersey)
- July 26: Man Utd vs Wrexham (Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego) – 3.30am
- July 27: Real Madrid vs Man Utd (NRG Stadium, Houston) – 1.30am
- July 31: Man Utd vs Borussia Dortmund (Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas) – 2am
- August 5: Man Utd vs Lens (Old Trafford) - 12:45pm
- August 6: Man Utd vs Atletic Club (Aviva Stadium) - 4pm
Paul Mullin update
Mullin was rushed to hospital after a collision with Manchester United goalkeeper Nathan Bishop during their US tour in San Diego on Wednesday July 26, 2023.
The goalkeeper needed to step out of his goal after Mullin won a long ball duel with defender Jonny Evans.
Bishop then hit Mullin to the ground, which caused the game to stop.
Mullin left the field with an oxygen mask and was rushed to hospital.
Thankfully, Mullin is doing well as he posted a selfie on his Instagram story with the caption: "Thank you for all your message. All good here."
Welcome to Real Madrid vs Manchester United
Grab your popcorn football fans as you are in for one rollercoaster of a pre-season friendly - if you can even call it that.
English giants Manchester United go up against Spanish legends Real Madrid TONIGHT and all the action will unfold on SunSport's live blog!
The Red Devils have had quite the week.
Firstly, they did the double over Premier League rivals Arsenal in one day by beating them 2-0 within 90 minutes before pipping the Gunners to a penalty shootout victory.
However, Erik ten Hag's side followed that up with a stunning loss to Hollywood heroes Wrexham earlier but all the talk surrounded Paul Mullin who had his lung punctured during the match by courtesy of Nathan Bishop.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid have been involved in a bit of drama themselves since the huge signing of Jude Bellingham as they recently overturned a 2-0 deficit to beat Italian giants AC Milan 3-2 on Monday.
So with both clubs well underway with their pre-season schedule, it makes this match an interesting watch.
Stay tuned as coming up we will have any breaking stories, injuries and the starting line-ups all before kick-off at 1:30am BST.