EAST RUTHERFORD (New Jersey), Aug 1: Manchester United put on an entertaining show at both ends of the field on Thursday, recording a 4-1 victory over Juventus in an international friendly.

United attacked from the opening whistle, getting goals from four international players - Ryan Giggs (Wales), Paul Scholes (England), Ruud van Nistelrooy (Netherlands) and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (Norway).

A capacity crowd of 79,005 - a record for soccer at Giants Stadium,- on both ends of the field, watched United win for the third time in as many matches on their US tour.

The crowd surpassed the 78,972 who showed up to watch the US in the Women’s World Cup opener on June 19, 1999.

“I thought it was a fantastic game,” United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said. “Both sides played an attacking game. I’m sure you saw the two best sides in Europe.”

American goalkeeper Tim Howard, who signed with the English Premiership powerhouse only two weeks ago, acquitted himself well in his United debut on the same field where he forged his professional reputation.

Howard, 24, had played for the New York/New Jersey MetroStars in Major League Soccer for four seasons.—AFP

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