Madrid beaten in front of record crowd

A record crowd for football in the United States saw Real Madrid go down to a 3-1 defeat by Louis van Gaal’s Manchester United.

Michigan played host to the Guinness International Champions Cup fixture with 109, 318 fans present in the Michigan Stadium, an Ashley Young brace and one from Javier Hernandez putting Los Blancos to the sword.

A Gareth Bale penalty was all Madrid could offer in reply but Cristiano Ronaldo made his first appearance of the summer, coming off the bench for the last 17 minutes of the match.

The previous record crowd for a football match in the United States was set in the 1984 Olympics, the BBC add, when France beat Brazil 2-0 at California’s Rose Bowl in front of 101,799 spectators.

Madrid Coach Carlo Ancelotti named a strong side with Iker Casillas in goal and a back four containing Sergio Ramos, Pepe and Alvaro Arbeloa.

Xabi Alonso, Asier Illarramendi and Luka Modric featured in midfield while Bale was joined in attack by Isco.

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