22/07/2017 14:25, Report by Ryan Grant

So, another game, another win? Let's hope so! Manchester United's preparations for the 2017/18 Premier League season could hardly be going better at the moment. Victories over LA Galaxy, Real Salt Lake and, most recently, Manchester City mean the Reds have a 100 per cent record during Tour 2017, presented by Aon - but the tough tests aren't over just yet. This Sunday (23 July), Jose Mourinho's men are back in California to take on Spanish and European champions Real Madrid. The clash will be held at the 68,000-seater Levi's Stadium, home of NFL team San Francisco 49ers, and is our first in this summer's International Champions Cup. Kick-off is scheduled for 14:00 local time (22:00 BST in the UK).

How can I watch it? Fans who subscribe to MUTV on Sky or Virgin Media, the club’s MUTV app or online at the recently launched mutv.com have access to watch all of the team’s pre-season games. With no extra cost to subscribers, fans can watch all seven of United’s tour games live.

What happened in our previous tour games? Well, as mentioned, the Reds claimed the bragging rights in the first-ever Manchester derby to be held outside of the UK on Thursday night, running out 2-0 winners in Houston thanks to first-half goals from Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford. Both United and City wore special-edition shirts bearing the iconic Manchester worker bee image on the chest, and the match-worn jerseys will now be sold on eBay, with all proceeds going to those affected by the Manchester Arena terror attack. Just days earlier, Lukaku scored his first goal for the club during a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Real Salt Lake, after Mourinho's men had kicked off this year's tour by breezing past LA Galaxy. Following the win over City, the boss said: "It's 10 days of work and there is a long time to go. We have two more matches in the US and then we go to Europe. There are fantastic people in the group, the new guys feel at home immediately. Everything is going well."

Any team news? Mourinho confirmed in his post-match press conference on Thursday that United will continue to play with a back four against Real, and while he revealed that Victor Lindelof will feature, he stopped short of naming his centre-back partner for the game. Jose also hinted last week that those who played in the latter stages against City (Tim Fosu-Mensah, Marouane Fellaini, Michael Carrick, Andreas Pereira and Anthony Martial) would get more game-time against Madrid, but Juan Mata remains doubtful for the clash after suffering a knock in the win over Real Salt Lake. 

What about our opponents? Like United, Real are set for a busy pre-season as a result of a successful campaign in 2016/17. Sunday's match will actually be their first of the summer, with Zinedine Zidane's men also scheduled to face City, Barcelona and MLS All-Stars in America before returning to Europe. After winning La Liga, Los Blancos will also compete in the Spanish Super Cup against Barca, who lifted the Copa del Rey last term. Real's star-studded pre-season squad includes the likes of Toni Kroos and Gareth Bale, as well as eight youth team players, though former United attacker Cristiano Ronaldo has been granted extra time off following his participation in the Confederations Cup with Portugal.

Don't we play Real Madrid again soon? That's right. The sides' UEFA Super Cup meeting is in Macedonia on 8 August. It's the annual match between the winners of the Europa League and the Champions League, with Real booking their place by beating Juventus 4-1 in the final of the latter at the start of June. United, of course, are involved this year after that memorable win over Ajax in Stockholm back in May.