{"id":52682,"date":"2014-10-01T10:44:30","date_gmt":"2014-10-01T10:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=52682"},"modified":"2014-10-01T10:44:30","modified_gmt":"2014-10-01T10:44:30","slug":"manchester-united-considering-midweek-friendlies-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=52682","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United considering midweek friendlies abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"story_continues_1\">Manchester United are thinking about playing midweek friendlies abroad, says one of the club&#8217;s directors.<\/p>\n<p>Reports suggest a lack of Champions League football this season could cost United more than \u00a340m.<\/p>\n<p>United&#8217;s managing director Richard Arnold says lucrative fixtures overseas are something the club will &#8220;continue to look at&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>An\u00a0early League Cup exit\u00a0means they will play only three more midweek games this season, all in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<div>\n<table>\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"33.333%\" \/>\n<col width=\"33.333%\" \/>\n<col width=\"33.333%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\">Manchester United&#8217;s 2014 summer tour<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Opposition (Venue)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Score<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Attendance<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>LA Galaxy (Pasadena)<\/td>\n<td>W 7-0<\/td>\n<td>86,432<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Roma (Denver)<\/td>\n<td>W 3-2<\/td>\n<td>54,117<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Inter Milan (Washington)<\/td>\n<td>D 0-0 (W 5-3 pens)<\/td>\n<td>61,238<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Real Madrid (Michigan)<\/td>\n<td>W 3-1<\/td>\n<td>109,318<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Liverpool (Miami)<\/td>\n<td>W 3-1<\/td>\n<td>51,014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>United won the Champions League as recently as 2008, but their seventh-place finish last season under David Moyes meant they missed out on European club football&#8217;s premier competition for the first time in 19 years.<\/p>\n<p>The club reported a record annual revenue of \u00a3433.2m for the financial year 2013-2014, and profits of \u00a323.8m.<\/p>\n<p>But not being in a European competition this year could affect that revenue by around 10%.<\/p>\n<p>More than 100,000 fans watched\u00a0United&#8217;s 3-1 win over Real Madrid in Michigan\u00a0this summer during the side&#8217;s pre-season tour of the United States.<\/p>\n<p>And Arnold believes manager Louis van Gaal would be receptive to similar fixtures during the Premier League campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have a fantastic partnership in terms of our work off the pitch and I&#8217;m very appreciative of the support we have had from him,&#8221; Arnold said.<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Louis van Gaal is mobbed by supporters on Manchester United's pre-season tour\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/77910000\/jpg\/_77910148_louis_vangaal_ap.jpg\" width=\"624\" height=\"260\" \/><strong>Arnold believes manager Van Gaal would be keen on the idea of friendlies during the season<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;For many years of our [pre-season] international tours, there is a plan to ensure we get that team building that goes together with getting the team all together in one place.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s something that&#8217;s being looked at.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, United striker\u00a0<strong>Robin van Persie\u00a0<\/strong>says Van Gaal is installing a Dutch mentality on the squad&#8217;s meetings.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s very demanding in a good way as you have to be focused every single day of the sessions or the meeting,&#8221; Van Persie says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You have to give your own input, which is what the staff likes. 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