The final score was not the ending to Tour 2024, presented by Snapdragon, that any fan would have wished for, but pre-season is about getting minutes for the whole travelling squad and assessing the output of every player.
Goals from Fabio Carvalho, Curtis Jones and Konstantinos Tsimikas gave our rivals the victory, yet the outcome could have been very different if United had taken some of the chances created at the other end of the pitch in both halves.
Warm-up friendlies often bring with them a flurry of substitutions, as Erik ten Hag works to ensure everyone is in top condition ahead of the season opener, and the Stateside game against Liverpool was no exception.