Jose Mourinho put Manchester Uniteds 4-1 loss to Borussia Dortmund in Shanghai on Friday down to the Bundesliga sides greater fitness levels in pre-season. Marcus Williams Jersey . United were easily beaten in the opening match of the International Champions Cup by goals from Gonzalo Castro - who scored a brace either side of half-time - a Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang penalty and Ousmane Dembele.However, Friday nights match at the Shanghai Stadium was already the fifth friendly for Thomas Tuchels team this summer, whereas United have played only Wigan Athletic so far in pre-season. Highlights of Manchester United against Borussia Dortmund in the International Champions Cup I know that in pre-season the team that is in the advanced stage of preparation looks far better than the other team, said Mourinho after the game.This happens year after year, some good teams lose to a big result, but I think it was too obvious, it was too obvious. Manchester United captain Antonio Valencia 
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If we do not know, I think after 10 minutes we know that one team started training 10 days ago and played one match and the other team started one month ago and already played four matches.It is too easy to see the difference in intensity and sharpness, so for us it was very difficult and I think the second half was better, we adapted better to the game. Mourinho says Borussia Dortmund were in an advanced stage of preparation Uniteds consolation effort just before the hour-mark was scored by recent signing Henrikh Mkhitaryan against his old club, although Mourinho thought the final scoreline was harsh on his players.I think 3-2 would be more natural than the 4-1, he said. But I think they showed the good quality that they have individually and collectively and they showed they were in a much more advanced stage of their preparations. Manchester United winger Jesse Lingard was given a 45-minute run-out by Mourinho in Shanghai Uniteds next match in the tournament against rivals Manchester City is scheduled to take place in Beijing on Monday.You can watch highlights of all of Uniteds International Champions Cup fixtures across Sky Sports platforms.The International Champions Cup continues on Saturday, with Melbourne Victory v Juventus (SS1, 10am) and Celtic v Leicester City (SS1, 5pm) both live on Sky Sports. Also See: Man Utd 1-4 Dortmund Man Utd 1-4 Dortmund recap Man Utd stats Get a ￡10 free bet! Alvin Kamara Saints Jersey . - Skiing far more aggressively than in her season debut a day earlier, Lindsey Vonn was in provisional 10th place after the first 45 skiers in a World Cup downhill on Saturday. Marcus Williams Saints Jersey . Markieff Morris and Marcus Morris, city natives, handled the catering for teammates that begged them for the tasty postgame feast.Like the flowers and blossoms suddenly appearing on a sunny spring day in Vancouver, the Whitecaps young guns are themselves starting to bloom. On Tuesday afternoon, a group of (dont call them reserve) players who didnt feature in the 2-1 win over Houston, took care of business against an FC Edmonton team preparing for its NASL campaign. Throughout the afternoon, the Whitecap squad averaged a tender 20.8 years of age. That number was brought up by 26-year-old Carlyle Mitchell, and 25-year-old goalkeeper Paulo Tornaghi. Had 17-year-old Marco Carducci started in goal, the average age might have dropped into the teens. But as they say in the game, "if youre good enough, youre old enough", and the young Caps proved it with a sterling performance going forward, scoring three goals in the first 17 minutes. They also held their nerve defensively against a big, physical Colin Miller-coached team that will be trying to join the NASL elite in 2014. The culture of competition that Carl Robinson has built is starting to permeate through the residency program, which Gordon Forrest helps oversee in addition to his first team assistant coaching duties. That common thread, and the managers desire to connect the entire club, is starting to bear fruit in the form of players like Marco Bustos, Kianz Froeze, Mitch Peraux, and a more recent revelation, Nicholas Prasad. Adrian Peterson Youth Jersey. The 18-year-old Surrey native stepped into an unfamiliar right back spot over his more natural centre back role, and didnt put a foot wrong in his 45 minutes of work. It was a side that wouldnt look out of place against MLS competition, when you consider that Mitchell, Johnny Leveron, Kekuta Manneh and Eric Hurtado have all seen first team spells in their young careers. The Whitecaps depth will come in handy during next months Amway Canadian Championship for the Voyageurs Cup, a competition the Whitecaps have yet to win in their MLS era. Despite a small sample size, youd have to think Vancouver would be considered favourites to finally win it at this stage. If they do represent Canada in CONCACAF, the club could easily send a young squad to play the group qualifying games. This would not leave their first teams regular season endeavours severely hamstrung, as weve seen from so many CCL campaigns in the past. For now, the youngsters will have to keeping pushing and competing until the opportunity presents itself. But as in springtime, when the fruit starts to ripen, its only a matter of time until it gets picked. Cheap NFL JerseysCheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' '
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