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Full-time: Dull game. United didn't create enough chances and shouldn't be pleased with that performance, even though it's pre-season, it's absolutely baking and they're missing a lot of players. San Jose threatened more than they did, particularly in the second half.

83' Angel Gomes comes on for United, replacing Andreas Pereira who has been United's best player (alongside Sanchez) today. Creative, with passes splitting the defence and breaking the lines.

81' Another big chance for San Jose, and another time that they've come so close to taking the lead. Grant is beaten as a header thunders against the crossbar.

78' Great work from young Greenwood on the right flank. Cuts in on his favoured left foot and delivers a brilliantly accurate cross. McTominay can't get enough power on it from six yards out. Saved.

75' Another water break. Luke Shaw comes off to be replaced by Demi Mitchell.

70' Another good save from Lee Grant, denying San Jose's Tommy Thompson from long range.

65' It's the end of the day for Sanchez, who has been good for United. He's replaced by 16-year-old Mason Greenwood. 25 minutes for the 16-year-old to get used to this level of football.

64' Some nice play from United, with Herrera being fed through well by Andreas Pereira. He's offside as he tries to chip the goalkeeper.

60' Martial is stopped by a well-timed challenge in the box, fed through by Aleixs Sanchez. United earn the corner, but McTominay fouls a man and San Jose get the free-kick.

55' Lee Grant with a brilliant save in the United goal to stop the Earthquakes taking the lead.

53' It's hot. Eric Bailly is sitting on the bench with a bag of ice on his head. No hands needed. It looks like it's melting quickly.

52' Mata plays an enticing diagonal ball into the area. Shaw chases, but the San Jose goalkeeper comes out to claim it well.

48' Shaw goes for goal, looking to surprise the San Jose goalkeeper. Good work from Sanchez to set it up. Shaw's shot is off target. Pereira hits wide a few seconds later as United win the ball back from a goal kick immediately.

45' Quite a few changes for United. McTominay on for young Jimmy Garner, Pereira slots back into the No. 6 role where Garner was playing. Axel Tuanzebe and Tim Fosu-Mensah also on, as well as Juan Mata. Chong has left the pitch. So too have Smalling and Bailly.

About to get underway for the second half. San Jose Earthquakes have changed their entire team. Their midway through their season, so it's not surprising. United, meanwhile, have replaced Joel Pereira with new signing Lee Grant in goal. 

Half-time: 0-0. Sums it up. A bird died on the pitch. I want to know the back story behind that. 

41' Closing in on half-time, thankfully. It's hot, it's only the second game of pre-season, and half of the squad aren't here, but you would have expected a little more from Man United given how they started in the first three or four minutes and given the imbalance in quality between these two teams.

39' While we're on the matter, may that bird rest in peace. Yes, the amount I'm talking about this bird is an indication of the entertainment level of this match.

38' One of the Earthquakes players removed his shirt to carry the bird off the field. A sign of respect, perhaps. Or he didn't want to touch it. Another tweeter (pardon the pun) points out that he should have been booked for removing his shirt. Only some referees... (he wasn't, for clarification)

37' Odd stoppage in play. A dead bird is on the field. Quite how it managed to die while on the pitch, I'm not sure. One tweet reads: "A bird was so bored it decided to drop down dead during the game." Accurate.

32' Was interesting to see former-U18s manager Kieran McKenna taking Chong and Garner aside during that water break for a quick word. He has coached the pair over the last two seasons and his presence in Mourinho's coaching set-up is hugely valuable. Ander Herrera was also giving a word of advice which is encouraging to see for United fans.

31' Water break for the players because of this heat. 

30' Alexis Sanchez wins a free-kick. He'll take it. He's gone for the Ronaldo, shorts-up look. He misses, but not by much.

28' It's Pereira who's probably been United's busiest player so far. Some good passes, excellent pressing with a good workrate and he's just won a foul, which he's done a few times. 

26' More good, crisp build-up play from United. Andreas Pereira at the centre of it with some of those vertical, defence-splitting passes that we don't see too much of from other United midfielders.

24' Nice move from United. Sanchez sends a diagonal to Chong on the right flank. He holds the ball up, waits for Darmian to arrive and sends a perfectly timed touch forward for Darmian to cut back. It rises over the two Reds in the box and Shaw volleys it down into the ground, looping over the crossbar.

20' San Jose have got their foot into the game over the last 10 minutes. Early stages saw them being absolutely dominated, but they've sent a few crosses in and challenged Luke Shaw on the right flank.

13' Not a huge amount to cover so far. United are cruising without winning. Alexis Sanchez looks lively.

7' Early change and an early worry for United. Captain Antonio Valencia has left the pitch, without any replacement thus far. He's holding his left calf, and Mourinho will be desperate that it's nothing serious.

3' Big early chance for United, and one which they should have converted. Alexis Sanchez whips in a great, fizzing cross but centre-back Eric Bailly somehow guides his header onto the crossbar. United have dominated this from the off.

22:00 Kick-off We're underway in Santa Clara. The Earthquakes kick off.

21:57 The other big news, of course, is that Alexis Sanchez starts for the Reds. He missed the opening game of pre-season, unable to get a visa.

21:56 That's the right attitude from Mourinho towards his young players. We're likely to see a couple more later, with minutes probable for Ethan HamiltonJosh Bohui and RoShaun Williams.

21:55 Mourinho claims it's not an opportunity for the young players, but simply a chance to develop. "It’s not to impress me. It’s to develop it’s good for them," the Portuguese said. "If we play all the kids at the same time they would be in trouble I have to start a couple here and there and to start in a team with a certain structure and level of experience. It’s a good experience for them."

21:53 So, a huge show of faith in manager Mourinho in two young players: Tahith Chong and Jimmy Garner. Chong came on as a sub for his debut against Club America and drew great praise from those watching. However, this will be Garner's debut. The 17-year-old midfielder had a superb season for the under-18s, captaining the side and being nominated for the Player of the Season award.

21:48 Man United XI vs San Jose Earthquakes:  J. Pereira, Valencia, Bailly, Smalling, Shaw, Herrera, Garner, A. Pereira, Chong, Martial, Sanchez.

Martial needs to impress throughout pre-season and in the opening game of the season to win back the support of Mourinho and earn himself more first team football. Then, he may have a future. But things are still not looking good for Martial's United career, whoever's fault his stagnation in development has been.

While Martial will start tonight, and is expected to start the season in Mourinho's plans, his position at United is still not strong. As per The Times today, Martial's agent is demanding more first team football for his client, or a move away from the club. The Reds' Chief Executive Ed Woodward, though, is adamant that he won't sell Martial and is prepared to trigger a one-year contract extension in the Frenchman's contract which would take it up to the summer of 2020.

Official team news will come out at around 9PM BST, one hour ahead of kick-off. You can expect United's starting line-up to look something like this: Grant; Valencia, Smalling, Bailly, Shaw; Herrera, Pereira, McTominay; Mata, Martial, Sanchez; That would mean just one change from the last game, with Sanchez coming in for Demi Mitchell, who was very good against Club America.

Mourinho hailed Chong after the game. "Technically, he’s very good, tactically he understands the game and he understands his position. The talent is there, the personality is there, the passion to play, the humility to learn," Mourinho said. He did, however, state that Chong must bulk up if he's to get more chances in the United first team. "I have plans to make him train the most possible times with us, because that increases his evolution. He has to play  in the academy and develop physically, because he’s not ready. He's fragile, he's still a kid." 

One youngster that impressed against Club America was Tahith Chong. The 18-year-old Dutch forward came on for a 20-minute spell and revitalised United as they looked set for an opening game defeat in their pre-season tour. Chong's fearless running, eye-of-the-needle passes and accurate crossing caused new problems for Club America. Juan Mata benefitted from one of Chong's superb crosses, scoring after chaos in the area ensued following an Ander Herrera header into the post. 

Martial, meanwhile, will have a good chance to show his qualities to Mourinho with the absence of Lukaku, Rashford and Lingard. The Frenchmen looks set to stay at United, being given a final opportunity by Mourinho, who has often criticised the young striker publicly. Pereira, meanwhile, has had two seasons on loan in La Liga, first at Granada and then at Valencia CF. He now needs to cement himself in the first team squad, otherwise it's likely he'll be leaving the club next year.

Those needing to prove themselves are Anthony MartialLuke Shaw and Andreas Pereira. All young players still, the trio have obvious talent but still don't have the full backing of their manager. Shaw spent the World Cup campaign in Dubai with a United coach, effectively having a pre-pre-season. He looks in fantastic shape. He did the same thing back in 2015, which was when he took the start of the season by a storm, being one of United's best players in each of the opening six or seven matches. That great spell was disrupted by a horrible leg break and Shaw has never looked as good.

Given the absence of so many first team regulars due to the World Cup, this pre-season for Mourinho, United and fans will be more about individuals than the team. It's about whether certain individuals can prove themselves to Mourinho, whether certain youngsters can show they should be given chances over the course of the season and whether certain individuals will stay at the club.

Mourinho has earlier explained that United hope to start the season with a front line of Anthony Martial, Sanchez and Juan Mata since they are missing so many of their normal forwards, notably Lukaku and Lingard. 

“No Lukaku, no Rashford, not here and probably not for the start of the Premier League," Mourinho started. "So, it is about when Alexis lands, and when he lands, he has to play because he trained with us for five days before we depart to LA. If he's coming, he has to play.”

The big news for Sunday's match is that Alexis Sanchez will be on the pitch. The Chilean forward was charged and handed a suspended sentence in Spain last year and that blocked him from immediately getting a visa in the United States. He missed the Reds' first game against Club America, but United have managed to secure a visa for Sanchez, and the forward will now be put straight into the action, Mourinho has confirmed.

Spain goalkeeper David de Gea, Serbian midfielder Nemanja Matic and new Brazilian signing Fred will join up with Mourinho's squad in a few days time. All players are required to have at least a three-week break before commencing pre-season. 

A number of players, including, of course, midfielder Paul Pogba who lifted the tournament with France, went far enough in the tournament to mean that they won't even be back in Mourinho's selection until the Premier League season has kicked off on August 10th. That includes United's English quarter of Jesse LingardMarcus RashfordPhil Jones and Ashley Young as well as the Belgian duo of Romelu Lukaku and Marouane Fellaini and others.

Jose Mourinho won't have learnt huge amounts from that first game, but knows it was an excellent test of fitness for the players at his disposal. The Portuguese manager is still missing a large chunk of his first team squad because the FIFA World Cup reached its conclusion in Russia only a week ago.

Manchester United have been in the USA for over a week now with a tough and packed pre-season tour scheduled. They kicked things off on Thursday evening (US time) with a 1-1 draw against Club America in Arizona, and now return to California, where they have been training, where they face San Jose Earthquakes in Santa Clara.