Manchester United and Real Madrid are set to do battle at the Philip II Arena in Skopje, Macedonia, as both teams prepare for their UEFA Super Cup game tonight.
Europa League winners, Manchester United, who will be without Eric Bailly, Phil Jones, Rojo, Shaw, and Ashley Young due to injuries and suspensions, will hope to win their first UEFA Super Cup trophy since 1991, having lost their last two appearances in 1999 and 2008.
Preparing for the #SuperCup! pic.twitter.com/ecHrIWqnOx
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) August 7, 2017
3-time UEFA Super Cup winners and Champions League champions, Real Madrid, will be making their sixth appearance in the season curtain raiser cup, as manager, Zinedine Zidane declares that his side “aren’t tired of winning”.
Zidane: “Every year it gets harder for us, but we have personality and hunger and we aren’t tired of winning.”#SuperCup #LaysUnited pic.twitter.com/F7Ug2SqCzf
— Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) August 8, 2017
Just over two weeks ago, both teams faced each other at the International Champions Cup (ICC) pre-season friendly in the USA, with United edging Real on penalties after the game ended 1-1 in regulation time.
