Pre-Season Friendlies: Liverpool to book Man United date

Raheem Sterling has scored in successive friendies

The most successful ever Premier League side and last season's top two are all in stateside Saturday night action...

Man City v Olympiakos
Saturday, 20:00
Live on Sky Sports 1

Match Odds: Man City 1.574/7, Olympiakos 7.613/2, The Draw 4.67/2

Man City's penalty shootout defeat to Liverpool last time out will likely cost them a place in the International Champions Cup final, but there were positives in that 2-2, none more so than another two goals for tournament top scorer Stevan Jovetic, who is a handsome 2.26/5 to add to his tally.

It bodes well for the Montenegrin's attempts to ensure that his second Etihad Stadium campaign is more memorable than his injury and bench-blighted first, though the competition for game-time in the champions' attack keeps him at 9.08/1 to be one of the Premier League's top four scorers.

Real Madrid v Man United
Saturday, 21:06
Live on MUTV

Match Odds: Real Madrid 2.111/10, Man United 3.55/2, The Draw 3.55n/a

Man United's unbeaten pre-season record under Louis van Gaal and designs on the International Champions Cup in theory undergoes its most stringent examination against Champions League winners and 5.04/1 2014/15 co-favourites Real Madrid, who should welcome Cristiano Ronaldo back.

However, Carlo Ancelotti's men haven't wowed their American audiences at all thus far, drawing 1-1 with Inter then losing on penalties before suffering a 0-1 reverse to Roma. It means they are the only Group A team out of qualification contention heading into their final fixture, and a tasty lay again at 2.1211/10.

Liverpool v AC Milan
Saturday, 23:30
Live on Sky Sports 1

Match Odds: Liverpool 2.111/10, AC Milan 3.9n/a, The Draw 3.613/5

With a rookie coach in Pippo Inzaghi and a mediocre squad, AC Milan are afterthoughts even in the open post-Antonio Conte Serie A landscape at 23.022/1 to win the scudetto. Their displays in USA have solidified that view rather than challenging it, as they followed a 0-3 loss to Olympiakos with a 1-5 hammering from Man City.

Liverpool therefore look exceptional value at 2.111/10 to send the Rossoneri home pointless, having already defeated Olympiakos and conquered Man City on penalties. Their incentive is far greater too as a victory guarantees them a final place, while their opponents are eliminated whatever the result.