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Jose Mourinho expected Club America to put his new-look Manchester United squad through their paces \u2013 and his prediction appeared to be realized in the 1-1 friendly.<\/p>\nJose Mourinho expected Club America to put his new-look Manchester United squad through their paces \u2013 and his prediction appeared to be realized in the 1-1 friendly.<\/p>\n
Missing star talents Paul Pogba and Alexis Sanchez, the opening match of a pre-season US tour looked like it might end in defeat for the Reds in Arizona until Juan Mata volleyed to equalize in the 78th minute.<\/p>\n
Mourinho told MUTV: \u201cAfter five days of training you need to play and it\u2019s good to play against a team that is at three days\u2019 distance from starting their Mexican league.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo (they were) a team with with intensity, a team with quality that pushed us to levels that we are not prepared for\u2026 so a good training session.\u201d<\/p>\n
A goal-less first half at the University of Phoenix Stadium saw new signing Lee Grant make two saves, while United appeared to struggle to zero-in at the other end.<\/p>\n
Anthony Martial and Mata came close, although none caused Club America stopper Agustin Marchesin too much strife.<\/p>\n
Mourinho made two changes at the break, replacing Grant with Joel Pereira and switching captain Antonio Valencia for Timothy Fosu-Mensah.<\/p>\n
Club America got the better of United in the 59th, Henry Martin finding the net with a stunning header off a cross by Antonio Lopez.<\/p>\n
Luke Shaw made a follow-up attempt after play resumed, going wide to the right, and United went more than 15 minutes before another opportunity arose.<\/p>\n
It looked to be another miss, Ander Herrera striking the left post with a header, but Mata was waiting at the side of the box to power the volley home.<\/p>\n
United\u2019s next stop is in California, where they will play San Jose Earthquakes on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Pogba is having a post-World Cup break and Sanchez did not fly out with United at the weekend because of what the club said was a \u201cpersonal administrative issue\u201d.<\/p>\n
New signing Fred, along with Sanchez, is expected to join the squad next week.<\/p>\n