An old rivalry is rekindled in the friendly environs of the International Champions Cup on Saturday, with Manchester United going head-to-head with Liverpool in Michigan. United head in on the back of a penalty shootout victory over AC Milan, while Liverpool followed up their tournament-opening defeat to Borussia Dortmund with a 2-1 win over Manchester City last time out. International Champions Cup schedule We kick off at 22:05 on Saturday in the UK, which is 17:05 on the east coast of the USA, and 14:05 over on the west. International Champions Cup TV channel MUTV and LFC TV (we’re hoping not many of you have a subscription there) in the UK, ESPN and ESPN Deportes in the States. Everyone else, head over here. International Champions Cup streaming Same as above. MUTV in the UK, WatchESPN Stateside. Lineups To be confirmed. This will also be our live thread for the game, so do join us in the comments below.<doc-sep>Orion Sang Detroit Free Press Michigan Stadium was filled with futbol fans Saturday afternoon, as Liverpool FC and Manchester United faced off in an International Champions Cup matchup. Liverpool, which finished in fourth place in the Premier League and runner-up in the prestigious Champions League earlier this summer, defeated Manchester United, 4-1, thanks to a group effort from its stars, young backups and a newly-acquired player. Liverpool starts strong Liverpool pressed the attack early, spending much of the first half in Manchester United’s half of the field and earned an advantage in possession. There were several early chances created, including a header for Liverpool’s star forward Mohamed Salah barely saved by ManUtd keeper Lee Grant. Meanwhile, ManUtd struggled to go on the counter attack. Other than one would-be goal around the 20-minute mark that was offsides and quickly waved off, ManUtd couldn’t string together any opportunities. Salah was fouled in the box midway through the 26th minute, and Sadio Mane buried the resulting penalty kick to give Liverpool a 1-0 lead. Youth, backups given chance to shine About five minutes after conceding the game’s first goal, ManUtd found an equalizer — and it didn’t come from one of the team’s usual stars. Midfielder Andreas Pereira was given a free kick outside the box, and he curled the ball into the upper left corner of the net, freezing Liverpool keeper Kamil Grabara. Pereira doesn’t play regularly for ManUtd. He’s made a handful of appearances for the team in Premier League competition, and has been loaned out to Granada and Valencia the past two seasons. Yet he was given a chance to shine for ManUtd on Saturday, and capitalized on the opportunity. For Liverpool, Rafael Camacho — an 18-year old Portuguese right back — played well. Near the end of the first half, he maneuvered past a defender and passed the ball back toward the middle of the box. His teammates were unable to convert, but it was an impressive play. There were plenty of young, rising stars or backups who saw the pitch, thanks to the ICC rule of unlimited substitutions. Liverpool’s Sheyi Ojo came on for Mane, and in the 74th minute, buried a penalty to give his team a 3-1 lead. Like Pereira or Camacho, Ojo isn’t a regular — there are rumors he could leave Liverpool on loan, like he has in past years — but Saturday afternoon, he was able to make an impact for the club that first developed him through its academy. New transfer makes impact Xherdan Shaqiri, a winger for the Switzerland international team, was transferred from Stoke City to Liverpool almost two weeks ago. Shaqiri’s name might be known to those who tuned into the World Cup, as he started all four games for his team. It wasn’t the biggest transfer of the summer — Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to Juventus easily topped the headlines — but Shaqiri could be a useful player for Liverpool. In Saturday’s game against Manchester United, he assisted on Daniel Sturridge’s goal in the 65th minute. Shaqiri brought down a long ball, controlling it with his first touch, before turning his back to the defender and playing it back to Sturridge near the edge of the box. But that wasn’t even close to the best play Shaqiri made. In the 82nd minute, Shaqiri scored off an incredible bicycle kick with his left foot, from outside the six-yard box. It was a highlight-reel type play, and the type that could get Liverpool fans excited about their latest acquisition if they weren’t already. And it isn’t as if Liverpool is expecting Shaqiri to regularly score goals off bicycle kicks; he came over from Stoke City for a relatively modest fee of £13 million. It’s a low-risk signing that could have upside. Be sure to follow Freep Sports on Twitter (@freepsports) and Instagram and like us on on Facebook.<doc-sep>It was the final match on the tour of the USA and they don't come much bigger. It was Liverpool vs Manchester United. And the big one took place at the Big House in Ann Arbour, Michigan. The Reds had been hoping to build on their 2-1 victory over Manchester City in New Jersey on Wednesday evening, when Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane returned with a bang to turn the game on its head and win it for Jurgen Klopp's side. That victory came as a big confidence boost after defeat to Dortmund in Charlotte, North Carolina last weekend. Klopp was without defenders Joel Matip and Nathaniel Clyne, both of whom have returned home from the tour. Loris Karius was also sidelined, meaning 19-year-old Kamil Grabara started the game in goal for the Reds. Xherdan Shaqiri made his Liverpool debut against Jose Mourinho's side - and what a debut it was...<doc-sep>Xherdan Shaqiri scored a stunning overhead kick on his Liverpool debut to hand Jurgen Klopp's side an emphatic win. Shaqiri, a £13million summer signing from Stoke, came on as a second-half substitute and marked his debut with a stunning bicycle kick in the 82nd minute. In front of a crowd of 101,254 at Michigan's Big House, Klopp's side humbled arch rivals Manchester United, with the new Premier League campaign just a fortnight away. Sadio Mane gave Liverpool the lead from the penalty spot, with Andres Pereira equalising for Jose Mourinho's United with a superbly-dispatched free-kick. Liverpool then struck three times, through Daniel Sturridge and a Sheyi Ojo penalty, before Shaqiris's acrobatic effort. United flew to Miami straight after the game for Tuesday's tour finale against Real Madrid, while Liverpool returned home to continue their pre-season countdown.<doc-sep>
Yet, for all of Mourinho’s mind games, he has just as much to prove in his third season. He has not looked or sounded happy for some time and although the majority of supporters remain supportive and understanding of the problems he inherited, he cannot seriously claim to be making progress if United finish the season without a trophy again. Liverpool have constantly improved under Klopp, United went backwards in Mourinho’s second season. According to the man himself, Mourinho specialises in winning, but functional football designed to put the result above entertainment becomes tedious and eventually unacceptable without any silverware to justify it. At the moment United do not look good enough to mount a title challenge and something else is needed to impress the supporters. Mourinho is under just as much pressure as Klopp and, if anything, he would appear to be the far more likely to lose his job if things do not go to plan when the real action gets underway next month. Will we be seeing more of Dominic Solanke or Daniel Sturridge for Liverpool? The stark truth is neither of them are likely to start many games. Unless there are injuries, Solanke and Sturridge will be on the bench. At some point it will pose the question, how long are they willing to remain on the fringes. Sturridge has likened his return to Liverpool to getting a second chance with a girlfriend. A nice analogy but if the same issues that led to the first separation remain, another break up is on the cards. Sturridge went on loan to West Bromwich Albion in January because he wasn’t playing regularly enough under Jurgen Klopp, only to pick up yet another injury, limiting him to a handful of games for the Baggies.