Manchester United vs. PSG: Team News, Preview, Live Stream & TV Info

 Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain face off at Chicago's Soldier Field on Wednesday evening, local time. 

The game will be both sides' final International Champions Cup match. A win in normal time will see United earn maximum points from the tournament. A win on penalties will be enough to send them to the top of the table outright and a penalty loss would see the Red Devils finish level on points with New York Red Bulls—currently top of the table.

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Of course, this game takes place in the shadow of ongoing rumours about the future of Angel Di Maria, who is believed to be on the verge of swapping Manchester for Paris, per John Cross of the Mirror. 

Di Maria will not play any part in this game, but there will be plenty of superstars on show, players like Zlatan Ibrahimovic and—recovery permitting—Bastian Schweinsteiger. Building fitness and match rhythm ahead of the league season remains a priority, but United are in with a good shout at retaining the International Champions Cup they won last summer.

PSG can go level with the Red Bulls on points only with a normal-time win.

Date:  Wednesday, 29 July (U.S.) / Thursday, 30 July (UK) 

Time: 8:05 p.m. CDT / 2:05 a.m. BST

Venue: Soldier Field, Chicago, IL

TV Info:  MUTV (UK Only)/Fox Sports 1 (U.S. Only), ESPN Deportes (Spanish Language, U.S. Only)

Live Stream: Fox Sports Go (U.S. only)

Team News

PSG will hope to rebound from their penalty loss to Chelsea. After the game, PSG head coach Laurent Blanc said "We didn't pick up any injuries, so all of that adds up to a good night," per the club's official website. At the time of writing, no fresh injury news has been announced.

With players coming back from the Copa America getting their first minutes against Chelsea, PSG's South American international contingent can be expected to feature more heavily in this one.

There are a number of selection dilemmas for Louis van Gaal to ponder. His first XI got 60 minutes against Barcelona, but there were a number of impressive performers in the team which finished out the game. It will also be intriguing to see if he persists with the centre-back pairing of Daley Blind and Phil Jones for the first half.

At some point, Chris Smalling should reasonably expect to be selected ahead of Blind.

Players to Watch 

B/R's own Joseph Zucker praised PSG's Jean-Kevin Augustin after the Chelsea game, saying "Ibrahimovic was the goalscorer, but Augustin arguably had the stronger of the two performances. The 18-year-old continues to be a pleasant surprise for Paris Saint-Germain."

Ibrahimovic will always be worth watching, and United's centre-halves will be hoping he does not target them for the kind of treatment he doled out to John Terry. 

For United, the probable return of Schweinsteiger will attract attention.

Left-back Luke Shaw has drawn praise from Van Gaal who said, per Manchester Evening News, that he expects 2015/16 to be "the season of Luke Shaw." No pressure, Luke! 

Elsewhere, it was the youngsters who really shone against Barcelona, with Adnan Januzaj and Jesse Lingard in particularly fine form. Their displays will be worth watching as they and Andreas Pereira stake their claim for a starting berth against Tottenham Hotspur on 8 August.

Key Battle

Ibrahimovic's battle with United's centre-backs will be an intriguing clash. Lucas Moura was bright and lively against Chelsea, and his battle with United's defence will also be interesting to see develop.

Memphis Depay was hampered by the defensive work of Sergio Busquets against Barca. PSG are hardly short of effective defensive midfielders, so Depay will once again have his work cut out for him.

With Wayne Rooney looking to lead the line for United this season, his battle with PSG's talented but not necessarily reliable centre-halves could also be important.

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