Man Utd 2-1 Real Madrid: Sanchez stars for Man Utd as Lopetegui's debut ends in defeat

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Manchester United's Alexis Sanchez scored and assisted Ander Herrera in Miami, where debutant Vinicius Jr dazzled for Real Madrid.

Match Events

7' CHANCE! Benzema's shot wide out

WIDE! Madrid build down the right flank as Bale releases the run of Odriozola. The full-back sends a low cross into the box for Benzema's run. The striker gets ahead of Bailly, but he places his effort wide of the post.

18' GOAL! Man Utd 1-0 Real Madrid (Sanchez)

GOALLLLLLLLL!!!! SANCHEZ SCORES!!! 1-0 UNITED!! Sanchez converts from close range to put Mourinho's men ahead. 

Darmian was afforded space down the right and he raided towards the byline. The Italian produced a fine cutback to Sanchez in the middle, who made no mistake firing his effort past Casilla.

27' GOAL! Man Utd 2-0 Real Madrid (Herrera)

GOALLLLLLLLLL!!! BRILLIANT GOAL FROM UNITED!!! HERRERA SCORES!! Mourinho will be delighted as his team score a fine goal, moving from the defensive third to the Madrid box with ease. 

A ball over the top released the run of Mata, who curled the ball into the path of Sanchez in the box. The Chilean guided a header back to Herrera. There was still work to do, but the Spaniard connected well with his effort on the half-volley to beat Casilla.

48' GOAL! Man Utd 2-1 Real Madrid (Benzema)

GOALLLLLLLLLLL!!! BENZEMA STABS HOME!!!! Madrid get a goal back before half-time as Benzema coasts in between Bailly and McTominay to guide a close-range effort into the net. 

Theo Hernandez was allowed to raid down the left flank and fire a dangerous ball across the face of goal. Benzema made the late run and tapped the ball into the corner.

57' CLOSE! Odegaard's shot over the bar

MISS! Odegaard misses a sitter for Madrid. Vinicius' driving run carved open the United defence before he offloaded to Reguilon. The full-back cut the ball back for Odegaard's run, but the midfielder could only hammer his effort over bar from 12 yards.

74' Odegaard's free-kick saved by De Gea

SAVE! Madrid win a free-kick on the right flank. Odegaard takes the set-piece and hammers his effort towards the top corner, but De Gea produces a strong fist to clear the danger.

Match Report

Alexis Sanchez continued his fine pre-season form in Manchester United's 2-1 win at the International Champions Cup, though Vinicius Jr showed there is life after Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid.

Sanchez opened the scoring for his second goal in two matches and teed up Ander Herrera before half-time as the Red Devils wrapped up their United States tour on a winning note in Miami.

Madrid were playing for the first time since Ronaldo swapped the Champions League holders for Juventus, but Brazilian sensation and debutant Vinicius starred under new head coach Julen Lopetegui on Tuesday.

With Madrid after finalising his €45million move from Flamengo, Vinicius was a shining light as the flamboyant 18-year-old showed glimpses of his enormous potential for the Spanish giants, who completely dominated in the second period after Karim Benzema reduced the deficit on the stroke of half-time.

Line-ups

Manchester United XI: A.Sánchez, Darmian, J.Mata, David de Gea, A.Herrera, Fred, L.Shaw, A.Pereira, Bailly, Mensah, S. McTominay

Subs: Lee Grant, Joel Pereira, D.Mitchell, A.Tuanzebe, Ro-Shaun Williams, Joshua Bohui, Angel Gomes, Ethan Hamilton, J. Garner, M. Greenwood, T. Chong

Real Madrid XI: Benzema, Bale, Kiko Casilla, Álvaro Odriozola, M.Llorente, J.Vallejo, Ceballos, Javi Sánchez, Theo, Valverde, Vinícius Júnior

Subs: T. Kroos, K. Navas, Isco, Nacho, Daniel Carvajal, Raúl de Tomás, Lucas Vázquez, José León, Marco Asensio, Martin Ødegaard, Mayoral, Sergio Reguilón, Jaime Seoane, Luca Zidane, Andriy Lunin, Franchu, O.Rodríguez, Adrián Fuente, López


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