adminWASHINGTON DC. — Manchester United remained undefeated under new Dutch manager Louis van Gaal after defeating Inter Milan 5-3 on penalty kicks on Tuesday following a goalless draw. Scouting attacking talent for an English Premier League season only 18 days away, Van Gaal gave 21-year-old winger Wilfried Zaha and Japan’s Shinji Kagawa a look in the second half and kept Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez – reportedly being eyed for a transfer deal to Inter – on the bench until late.
“I am very pleased,” Van Gaal said. “I think we played by far the best match of our sequence of three.”
United, who debuted new blue uniforms, began the US pre-season tour with a 7-0 romp over the host Los Angeles Galaxy last Wednesday and edged Roma 3-2 at Denver three days ago.
As a crowd of 61 238 watched, Inter’s Marco Andreolli slammed a shot off the crossbar in the shootout to leave United ahead 4-3 and United captain Darren Fletcher followed by kicking home the decider.— AFP.
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