Antwerp Friendly Announced

By David Hobbs
June 22 2005

Manchester United will be taking on their Belgian feeder club Royal Antwerp this summer as part of their 125th anniversary celebrations on Wednesday 3rd August.

Ruud van Nistelrooy has reiterated his intentions to stay at Old Trafford despite tempting links to La Liga giants Barcelona and Real

The game has been scheduled for Wednesday 3rd August, a few days after the Red Devils arrive back from their tour of Asia and one day after a game against Wrexham.

Many players including John O'Shea have spent time in Antwerp to gain vital match experience. Youngsters such as Dong Fangzhou are currently with the Belgians.

The current pre-season schedule is as follows:

Date	Opponent	Location
Saturday, 16 July	Clyde	Away
Tuesday, 19 July	Peterborough	Away
Saturday, 23 July	Hong Kong XI	Tour of Asia
Tuesday, 26 July	Beijing Hyundai	Tour of Asia
Thursday, 28 July	Kashima Antlers	Tour of Asia
Saturday, 30 July	Urawa Red Diamonds	Tour of Asia
Tuesday, 2 August	Wrexham	Away
Wednesday, 3 August	Royal Antwerp	Away

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