Manchester derby in Beijing called off after bad weather

“Due to recent weather events, tournament organizers & participating clubs have made a decision to cancel tonight’s International Champions Cup game”, Manchester United said on its official twitter account.

The game was cancelled five-and-a half hours before kick-off due to the condition of the pitch at the Bird’s Nest Stadium in Beijing following heavy overnight rain.

It will be the first time the duo have crossed swords in four years, since Mourinho was manager of Real Madrid and Guardiola was in charge of rivals Barcelona, a period where relations were rarely unstrained.

City skipper Kompany, who would not have played against United because he is recovering from injury, said: ‘It’s sad for us, it’s sad for our fans.

THE first Manchester derby to be played outside of the United Kingdom has been cancelled after heavy rain. “Why not? Why wouldn’t I shake hands?” he told reporters at a pre-game press conference.

Luke Shaw and Juan Mata have sent Manchester United fans messages saying that the players share their disappointment over the match against Manchester City in Beijing being cancelled.

Coupled with making the right impact on the pitch, he has also been putting into place some rules for his players to follow off the field too.

“We are polite guys”.

The pre-season friendly was called off due to what officials of both teams termed as bad weather, that left the pitch conditions unfit for play.

Jose Mourinho can’t wait for Manchester United to complete their preseason tour of China, and proverbially get out of Dodge. “In a match it’s more hard so, again, I hope our players and City’s players go home without any kind of injury to start the competitive period well”.

“We feel very disappointed with the outcome, and have tried our absolute best to save the event following recent extreme rain in Beijing”.

“Emotional balance [is what I want to see from United’s players]”.

Mourinho’s men suffered a 4-1 defeat to Borussia Dortmund in Shanghai while City are yet to make their first appearance at the summer tournament.