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Manchester United Boss Sir Alex Ferguson Denies Delivering Contract Ultimatum To Inter Midfielder Wesley Sneijder

Red Devils boss denies having said anything concerning a potential move for the Dutchman, and praises Tom Cleverley and David De Gea after a friendly victory over Barcelona

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Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has denied that he delivered an ultimatum to Inter midfielder Wesley Sneijder.

The Serie A club's chief executive Ernesto Paolillo then hinted that the Dutchman could be sold, for the right price.

It was subsequently suggested that United may have put forward an offer to the midfielder.

"If he wants to come he must accept our contract offer," Sir Alex is quoted by The Mail on Sunday as saying.

Man Utd vs Barcelona Highlights 2-1

Barcelona 1-2 Manchester United: Nani and Michael Owen exact revenge for Champions League final

The rematch of last year's Champions League final ended with United earning a 2-1 win over the team that beat it to the European title.

Manchester United exacted at least a measure of revenge against Barcelona for its loss to the Spanish club in the 2011 Champions League final with a 2-1 friendly win in Washington D.C.

The match set an attendance record for a soccer match in the D.C. area, drawing 81,807 people to see two of the top clubs in the world do battle.

As would be expected, even in a friendly with little on the line, Barcelona dominated possession for long spells, but Nani took advantage of the Spanish side's high line and gave United a 1-0 lead 22 minutes into the match.

Danny Welbeck set the table with a fantastic break out of the back. The Portuguese winger held his run just long enough to beat the trap and from there his pace left him in alone on Victor Valdes, and Nani gave the keeper little chance of coming up with a save.Barcelona continued to dominate a large portion of the match, but the chances were limited by United's defense, which tucked in and looked comfortable dealing with Barcelona's constant pressure.

Nani tried to repay the favor to Welbeck 65 minutes in when he slipped a pass through to put the forward in on goal. Valdes made the save this time, and as the rebound fell to Nani he could only slash at a left-footed effort and put it up over the goal.

The miss would come back to haunt United seven minutes later as Thiago smashed home a brilliant equalizer from 25-yards that swerved away from David De Gea and into the upper corner of the goal.

But an uncharacteristic mistake from Barcelona in midfield put United back in front in the 66th minute. Tom Cleverly stepped in to intercept a pass and the break was on, with the midfielder playing Michael Owen in on goal with only Valdes to beat. Owen made no mistake and United was back in the lead.

Thiago and Barcelona continued to push the pace, but the midfielder's shot from range in the 89th minute couldn't replicate the brilliance of his earlier effort, and despite numerous pushes into United's end of the pitch the Catalans couldn't find a second equalizer.

Owen had a chance to put the match on ice in the first minute of stoppage time after Gabriel Obertan set him up with a great cross, but the striker scuffed the shot up over the frame.

Barcelona - Manchester United Wembley re-match in Washington DC

A fascinating re-run of the 2011 Champions League final is in prospepct as Europe's top two teams from last season go head-to-head again in the capital of the United States

Dimitar Berbatov, Ji-Sung Park and Anderson of Manchester United (Getty Images)

PROBABLE LINEUPS

Barcelona (4-3-3): Valdes, Abidal, Pique, Puyol, Fontas, Thiago, Busquets, Iniesta, Afellay, Jonathan, Villa.

Xavi is doubtful with an Achilles problem while Lionel Messi and new signing Alexis Sanchez are still on holiday following their Copa America participation with Argentina and Chile, respectively.

Manchester United (4-4-2): De Gea, Jones, Vidic, Ferdinand, Evra, Young, Carrick, Anderson, Park, Rooney, Berbatov.

Javier Hernandez is out after suffering concussion in training ahead of United's game against the MLS All-Stars. Darren Fletcher is sidelined with a virus and Antonio Valencia with an ankle injury.

DID YOU KNOW?

• Manchester United defeated the MLS All-Stars 4-0 on Wednesday night at the Red Bull Arena.
• Barcelona will play three matches in the United States, starting with this clash against Manchester United. The club will then face CD Guadalajara and Club America on August 3 and 6, respectively.

• So far on their North American tour, Manchester United are undefeated, having won all four of their matches.

• Manchester United will begin their Premier League season on August 14 while Barcelona start their La Liga campaign a week later on August 21.

• This will be the first time the teams have met since the Champions League final at Wembley in May. Barcelona came away 3-1 winners in that showpiece contest.

• The 2011-12 season will mark Pep Guardiola's fourth campaign in charge of the Spanish champions. It will be Sir Alex Ferguson's 25th with United.

• Barca have played just two pre-season friendlies so far, beating Internacional 4-2 on penalties and defeating Bayern Munich 2-0 to win the 2011 Audi Cup.

• FedEx Field seats roughly 91,000 people - nearly 16,000 more than Manchester United's Old Trafford, but 8,000 fewer than Barcelona's Camp Nou.

Field Report

 Barcelona

 Manchester United

Head to Head

UEFA Champions League ‎(UCL)‎	28 May 2011	Barcelona 3 - Manchester United 1
UEFA Champions League ‎(UCL)‎	27 May 2009	Barcelona 2 - Manchester United 0

Last Five Matches

27 Jul 2011	Barcelona 2 - FC Bayern München 0	FR
26 Jul 2011	Barcelona 2 - Internacional 2	FR
28 May 2011	Barcelona 3 - Manchester United 1	UCL
21 May 2011	Málaga 1 - Barcelona 3	LIGA
15 May 2011	Barcelona 0 - Deportivo La Coruña 0	LIGA

28 Jul 2011	MLS All-Stars 2009 0 - Manchester United 4	FR
23 Jul 2011	Chicago Fire 1 - Manchester United 3	FR
21 Jul 2011	Seattle Sounders F.C. 0 -Manchester United 7	FR
14 Jul 2011	New England Revolution 1 -Manchester United 4	FR
28 May 2011	Barcelona 3 - Manchester United 1	UCL