Barcelona vs Manchester United, Friendly: Open Thread

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Manchester United plays Barcelona in a friendly this afternoon from Gothenburg, Sweden. For viewers in the United States, the game will be shown live on FOX Soccer beginning at 2pm ET.

Manchester United team news: De Gea; Valencia, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra; Nani, Scholes, Anderson, Young; Rooney, Welbeck

With Nemanja Vidic recently returning from injury, it’ll be a fantastic opportunity to see how well he performs for Manchester United. Based on Sir Alex Ferguson’s team selection, this looks like a starting 11 that could start the Premier League season in 10 days.

Before, during and after today’s match, post your rants, raves, questions and observations about the game in the comments section below.

Fingers crossed that this friendly will be worth watching!

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