Played
July 23, 2011 5:00 PM EDT
July 23, 2011 5:00 PM EDT
World Football Challenge Preview: Chicago Fire - Manchester United
The Fire will try to avoid the fate of the Sounders, who were demolished 7-0 by United Wednesday night. David de Gea will debut for United.
By Seth Vertelney
Getty
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Chicago Fire (4-4-2): Johnson; Anibaba, Cuesta, Gibbs, Segares; Pappa, Pause, Paladini, Nyarko; Oduro, Nazarit. |
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OUT: DF Steven Kinney (R Achilles repair); MF Marko Maric (L deltoid sprain); FW Gabriel Ferrari (R ankle sprain)
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Manchester United (4-4-2): De Gea; Evra, Vidic, Ferdinand, Rafael; Young, Carrick, Park, Nani; Rooney, Berbatov. |
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DID YOU KNOW? |
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This match will mark the Manchester United debut of 20-year-old goalkeeper David de Gea, a summer signing from Atletico Madrid.
- The Fire is 2-0-0 all-time in friendly matches against English Premier League teams. The Men in Red defeated Derby County 1-0 in 1999 at Soldier Field and downed Everton FC 2-0 in 2008 at Toyota Park.
- Manchester United scored six times after halftime, including a Wayne Rooney hat-trick, en route to a 7-0 demolition of the Sounders in Seattle on Wednesday night.
- The match will be the first time the Fire has played at Soldier Field since the 2005 MLS playoffs.
- After this match, United will have two games left on its American tour: the MLS All-Star Game, and then a match against Barcelona on July 30 at FedEx Field in Landover, MD.
- Temperatures are expected to be in the 90s during the match.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Chicago Fire 0-5 Manchester United
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Chicago Fire 0-4 Manchester United
- 18.68 %
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Chicago Fire 0-3 Manchester United
- 10.58 %
| Club Friendlies (FR) | Jul 23, 2011 | Chicago Fire 1 - Manchester United 3 |
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| May 11, 2013 | Chicago Fire 0 - Philadelphia Union 1 | MLS |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Montreal Impact 2 - Chicago Fire 0 | MLS |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Chicago Fire 1 - Columbus Crew 0 | MLS |
| Apr 14, 2013 | Houston Dynamo 2 - Chicago Fire 1 | MLS |
Manchester United
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| May 19, 2013 | West Bromwich 5 - Manchester United 5 | EPL |
| May 12, 2013 | Manchester United 2 - Swansea City 1 | EPL |
| May 5, 2013 | Manchester United 0 - Chelsea 1 | EPL |
| Apr 28, 2013 | Arsenal 1 - Manchester United 1 | EPL |
| Apr 22, 2013 | Manchester United 3 - Aston Villa 0 | EPL |
| 25 | Sean Johnson | Goalkeeper |
| 6 | Jalil Anibaba | Defender |
| - | Yamith Cuesta | Defender |
| 17 | Cory Gibbs | Defender |
| 13 | Gonzalo Segares | Defender |
| - | M. Pappa | Striker |
| 12 | Logan Pause | Midfielder |
| 11 | Daniel Paladini | Midfielder |
| 14 | Patrick Nyarko | Striker |
| - | C. Nazarit | Striker |
| - | Dominic Oduro | Striker |
| - | Jon Conway | Goalkeeper |
| 23 | Josip Mikulić | Defender |
| - | Baggio Husidic | Midfielder |
| - | Orr Barouch | Striker |
| - | Dasan Robinson | Defender |
| - | Bratislav Ristic | Midfielder |
| 19 | Corben Bone | Midfielder |
| 24 | Pari Pantazopoulos | Defender |
| - | Gabriel Ferrari | Striker |
| 18 | Mike Banner | Midfielder |
| 32 | Sebastián Grazzini | Midfielder |
| 1 | David de Gea | Goalkeeper |
| 20 | Fabio Da Silva | Defender |
| 4 | Phil Jones | Defender |
| 12 | Chris Smalling | Defender |
| 3 | Patrice Evra | Defender |
| 23 | Tom Cleverley | Midfielder |
| 16 | Michael Carrick | Midfielder |
| 25 | Gabriel Obertan | Striker |
| 39 | Mame Biram Diouf | Striker |
| 19 | Danny Welbeck | Striker |
| 9 | Dimitar Berbatov | Striker |
| 13 | Anders Lindegaard | Goalkeeper |
| - | Rafael Silva | Midfielder |
| 6 | Jonny Evans | Defender |
| 5 | Rio Ferdinand | Defender |
| 18 | Ashley Young | Midfielder |
| 11 | Ryan Giggs | Midfielder |
| 7 | Ji-Sung Park | Midfielder |
| 17 | Nani | Midfielder |
| 8 | Anderson | Midfielder |
| 27 | Federico Macheda | Striker |
| 10 | Wayne Rooney | Striker |
| 10 | Michael Owen | Striker |
| 15 | Nemanja Vidic | Defender |
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12 
11 
14 
0 
0 
1 
20 
4 
12 
3 
23 
16 
25 
39 
19 
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Edin Dzeko Striker Man City |
2 | 0 |
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César Azpilicueta Defender Chelsea |
1 | 1 |
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Marco Di Vaio Striker Montreal Impact |
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Micah Richards Defender Man City |
1 | 0 |
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Javi García Midfielder Man City |
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