ICC at StarTimes: Premier League rivals face off in China

Sports News from Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Source: StarTimes Ghana

2019-07-24

When Manchester United will face Premier League rival Tottenham Hotspur, fans can look forward to fireworks.

And it will be no different this Thursday, as the Reds face the Spurs in a match of the International Champion's Cup played at the Hong Kong Stadium of 33,000 seats in Shanghai.

While it seems likely that both teams will face under inexperienced – and unknown – names, Chinese football fans will be sure to feast on themselves when the two Premier League giants meet.

Both teams start their match after winning in their first match. Manchester United beat Inter Milan 1-0 in Singapore on Saturday, while Harry Kane scored a goal virtually from the center line three minutes into the injury to boost Spurs' morale. -boosting 3-2 win against Serie A champions Juventus.

Mauricio Pochettinogave, coach of the Old Lady Spurs, as goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga, defenders Anthony Georgiou and Japhet Tanganga, as well as midfielder Oliver Skipp and 17-year-old striker Tory Parrott occupy a special place.

Between them, the five players have less than three dozen Premier League games, but they did not disappoint, as the Spurs scored three points against Juventus.

United Ole coach Gunnar Solskjaer went even further by starting the match against Inter with a mix of experience and inexperienced players, but then replacing the 11 players in the second half.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka, his contract with 50 million pounds sterling, was particularly impressive for United against Inter. He only made the man of the match in his third match for United since arriving at Crystal Palace.

His teammate Scott McTominay said the 21-year-old defenseman was well integrated into the team. "He's like one of the boys and it's nice to have him too. He is another great player who will be a great addition to the team.

"It takes time to be part of a new team and adapt, but it is immediately installed."

The Scottish international said he was now eager to face the Spurs. "We had very good games with Tottenham last season and want to mark your pre-season authority [word] go.

"You want to fight against them and show them that we are here for the coming season and that they are going to have to match us."

Football fans from all over Africa will be able to watch the match live and exclusively on the StarTimes football channels. The leading digital TV operator in Africa has been granted broadcasting rights to the prestigious International Champions Cup tournament and is broadcasting matches throughout Africa.