Manchester United vs. AIK: Date, Time, Live Stream, TV Info and Preview
Manchester United wrap up their preseason tour on Tuesday in Sweden against AIK.
As has become the custom with Europe's top clubs, the Red Devils have traversed the globe this summer. They started in Thailand before visiting Australia, Japan and China—and are finishing up a little closer to home.
In terms of results, the tour has been a bit of a mixed bag: United have a 2-1-2 record and needed a last-minute goal to earn that draw. But with the team getting used to playing under David Moyes, there's no sign of panic.
With the Premier League season drawing close, Moyes's intentions are becoming clearer. There's not a lot of time left to experiment with the squad: After Rio Ferdinand's testimonial against Sevilla on August 9, the Red Devils have the Community Shield against Wigan two days later then their first EPL match against Swansea City on August 17.
Here's everything you need to know about the finale of Manchester United's summer tour.
Match Info
When: Tuesday, August 6, at 1:30 p.m. ET (6:30 p.m. BST)
Where: Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden
Watch: Manchester United TV
Live Stream: MUTV
Match Preview
One of the ongoing stories this summer is the future of Wayne Rooney. The Guardian's Daniel Taylor reported that Rooney will put in a transfer request in order to speed up a possible move to Chelsea:
"Rooney is increasingly thinking he will have to take the initiative after United revealed they had turned down a second bid from Stamford Bridge – an initial £25m with another £5m in potential add-ons – and categorically stated that the striker would not get his wish. "He is not for sale," a club spokesman said.
The Premier League champions insist their stance will not change, that this is not merely a bargaining technique and that Rooney needs to buckle down and start preparing for a World Cup season.
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United announced on their Twitter account that the striker will miss the friendly against AIK with a shoulder injury.
Rooney's injury hands ammunition to the conspiracy theorists who believe the club is keeping him out of the way because he's about to get sold.
Of course, just how much United need Rooney at this point is up in the air. Danny Welbeck has been good this summer and Jesse Lingard has emerged as a possible option up top in 2013/14. No player's stock has risen higher than Lingard's. The 20-year-old has yet to make a league appearance for the senior team, but he could very well be a valuable squad player this year.
Lingard will not be taking part in the AIK friendly, though, as United posted the traveling squad on Instagram.
Angelo Henriquez and Wilfried Zaha will be the most intriguing players to watch.
Henriquez should have a much larger role than he did with the side last year. After moving from Universidad de Chile, the 19-year-old spent much of the season getting used to English football before being loaned out to Wigan in January. Although he's not going to become a key player by any means, he should make quite a few substitute appearances.
Much more will be expected of Zaha.
He provides some much-needed width to United. Their wingers were pretty poor last season and contributed very little to the attack, while Zaha was fantastic for Crystal Palace last season—so he's a big upgrade.
Overall, Moyes has selected what is a pretty strong squad against AIK. Everybody knows what the likes of Patrice Evra, Rafael, Nemanja Vidic, Michael Carrick, Robin van Persie, Ryan Giggs etc. can bring. This match seems to be more about getting players up to match fitness to make sure they're ready when the season begins.
It should be an easy friendly for United. After going through the motions to earn a two- or three-goal lead, they'll coast until the end of the match.










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