Jose Mourinho's biggest stars weren't on tour. The manager won't tire of reminding you of that.
Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rasford didn't travel for Manchester United's International Champions Cup contests. Paul Pogba and Jesse Lingard didn't either. It left a skeleton crew of experienced players trying to pull along some of United's promising but green academy talents.
"The players with more experience are trying to help the young boys," Mourinho said before United's 2-1 victory against Real Madrid on Tuesday. "I know they’re pretty tired because they’re playing almost every minute of every match and we play one match every three days, but there’s the pride, the professionalism and they’re going to try to help the young boys and the young boys have to enjoy the occasion with big crowds.