The match, to be played at the NRG stadium on 26 July, is part of the Soccer Champions Tour exhibition series featuring six of the world’s most iconic football clubs in nine matches across 12 days in major cities across the United States.
Manchester United and Real Madrid are the most successful teams in England and Spain, respectively, with 55 league titles between them. The last US meeting in 2014 was played in front of 109,318 fans at The Big House, Michigan – still the largest ever audience for a football match played on US soil.
Manchester United’s football director, John Murtough, said:
“This is a huge game for our fans in the US, giving them a unique opportunity to witness first-hand one of the greatest fixtures in world football.