Manchester United can be very pleased with their 2-0 win over a virtually full strength Arsenal at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, also going on to win the rather pointless penalty shootout.
Arguably only Gabriel Jesus was missing from Arsenal’s best XI when the game began, with £105m signing Declan Rice in from the start for Mikel Arteta’s side. Jurrien Timber and Kai Havertz also started the match, taking the total of their summer investment on the pitch north of £200m.
For Erik ten Hag’s United, it was a first outing of the summer for a number of senior players – including…
