Manchester United to play Liverpool FC and Arsenal on pre-season tour

Manchester United will play Liverpool and Arsenal on their pre-season tour of the United States.

United will play Arsenal in Los Angeles at the 70,000-seater SoFi Stadium and take on Liverpool at the University of South Carolina's William Brice Stadium, which has a capacity of 77,559, in Columbia. It is understood United are planning to play two friendlies in Europe before they fly to the States, with discussions held about matches in Edinburgh and Trondheim in Norway.

The Manchester Evening News reported last month United are also due to return to San Diego, where they were based for a week-long training camp last summer. United played Arsenal in New Jersey last year at the Met Life Stadium, which will host the World Cup final in 2026.

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The United football director John Murtough said: “We had an incredible time during last year’s visit to the US and we are pleased to

be returning with the men’s team to prepare for the 2024/25 season. The popularity of English football is continuously growing in the US, and we’ve come to expect passionate and enthusiastic support from our US fan base. They didn’t disappoint last year and everyone at the club is looking forward to reconnecting with those fans again this summer.”

“Having secured some of the best sporting facilities the US has to offer, the club will create the optimum environment for the team to reconnect after their summer break, and work on match fitness before the start of the Premier League season. The quality of opponents lined up to play is at the highest level, giving the players an opportunity to gain valuable playing time, and for fans