Di Maria no-show puzzles Van Gaal

Bastian Schweinsteiger was ruled out of Manchester United’s friendly with Barcelona here Friday after picking up a minor injury.

Van Gaal had sharply criticised the same group of players after a lacklustre performance against the San Jose Earthquakes on Tuesday.

The Red Devils will finish their preseason tour on Wednesday when they face PSG in Chicago.

Man United responded quickly, however, and Adnan Januzaj rounded out the scoring on a counter attack one minute later.

Mourinho open to playing Premier League games in U.S. “Could have done better sometimes in defence but he played very well”, he said. “Right now we just need to wait”.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic maintains he is happy with Paris Saint-Germain despite rumours of a move elsewhere.

Champions League victor Barcelona will look back on its missed chances after outshooting Man United 18-10.

One stop, when he denied Sergi Roberto an opener for Barcelona after only five minutes, proved crucial as United swept upfield and scored two minutes later. De Gea returned after missing the first two matches of the tour with an undisclosed injury.

“The first half I was satisfied”, van Gaal told reporters.

PSG are interested in signing Di Maria, who endured a hard first season at Old Trafford following his?59.7million move from Real Madrid. Rooney shoved his marker Adriano out of the way before his delivery past keeper Marc Andre Ter Stegen.

Young had fouled early in the match leading to a free kick for Barca.

At the other end Barcelona continued to chase an equaliser and Suarez was left cursing the woodwork once more on 43 minutes when his shot from the edge of the area hit the opposite upright.

The field received new sod during the past week following a pair of recent concerts.

“Last year I played with Jones and Smalling in that position”.

“I think last year, our team, we did OK”, Ibrahimovic said.

“That’s why I have said the whole tour, the most important game is not against Barcelona, Paris Saint Germain or Club America it is against Tottenham Hotspur”.

However, Van Gaal admitted he was not pleased with the German’s display, though he was quick to point out that his summer signing has only completed a handful of training sessions this summer.