The Reds had previously faced Club America, San Jose Earthquakes, AC Milan, Liverpool and Real Madrid in the United States. This trip to Germany provided another beneficial work-out in hot and humid conditions, despite the disappointment of suffering a 1-0 defeat to the Bundesliga champions.
Marcus Rashford made his first appearance of the pre-season campaign, after cutting short his summer holiday, and the Academy graduate notably wore the no.10 shirt for the first time. Victor Lindelof also made a maiden start since the World Cup, at centre-back alongside Eric Bailly.
The game in Munich provided a rare opportunity to watch the world’s best goalkeepers, Manuel Neuer and David De Gea, on the same pitch together, for the first time in club football since those 2014 Champions League quarter-final ties.