United Cruise to Clyde Victory

By David Hobbs
July 19 2005

Two sets of Red Devils XI played in Manchester United's 5-1 win over Scottish outfit Clyde as Sir Alex Ferguson and his squad kicked off their pre-season preparations.

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

A brace from Ruud van Nistelrooy and goals from Kleberson, Liam Miller and Paul Scholes sealed the victory despite Clyde finding the back of the net through Neil McGregor.

Amongst the teams were Park Ji Sung making his first appearance in a United jersey and a number of youngsters including Phil Bardsley and Gerard Pique.

Boos and chants of abuse directed at Rio Ferdinand by the Red Devils faithful marred the game due to his reluctance to sign a new contract.

United went into the break 1-0 up through Kleberson but Paul Scholes and a Ruud van Nistelrooy penalty won the game early in the second half.

Neil McGregor did net a consolation goal but van Nistelrooy and Liam Miller made 5-1 the final score.

Final Score: Clyde 1 - 5 Manchester United

Manchester United First Half: Van der Sar; McShane, Ferdinand, Pique, Richardson; Jones, Fletcher, Kleberson; Rossi, Saha, JS Park

Manchester Untied Second Half: Howard; Bardsley, O'Shea, Silvestre, Eckersley; Scholes, Smith, Miller; Rooney, van Nistelrooy, Giggs

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