LA Galaxy struggle to sell out 27,000-capacity stadium for pre-season friendly against Manchester United

  • Only 19,000 tickets have been bought for the friendly at the StubHub Center
  • Slow ticket sales have been blamed on prices which range from £68 to £385
  • Manchester United have traditionally drawn huge crowds on tours to the US
  • The Red Devils face Real Madrid, Man City and Barcelona on this current tour 

LA Galaxy are struggling to sell out their 27,000-capacity stadium for this weekend's pre-season friendly against Manchester United.

Only 19,000 tickets have been bought so far for United's opening tour match at the StubHub Center in Carson in the early hours of Sunday morning. 

Slow sales have been blamed on ticket prices which range from £68 to £385, but it is still a surprise that United have not sold out the venue given the club's widespread appeal in America.

LA Galaxy are struggling to sell out their pre-season friendly against Manchester United

LA Galaxy are struggling to sell out their pre-season friendly against Manchester United

United have drawn some huge crowds around the country on recent tours, including nearly 110,000 fans turning up in Michigan to see them beat Real Madrid in August 2014.


With United set to meet Madrid again in Santa Clara, Manchester City in Houston, and Barcelona in Washington DC where 81,000 watched the two clubs play in 2011, this tour is expected to draw some more big attendances.

Jose Mourinho' s side also play Real Salt Lake in their second game in Utah.

Only 19,000 tickets have been bought for United's opening tour match at the StubHub Center

Only 19,000 tickets have been bought for United's opening tour match at the StubHub Center

Mourinho will face the media for the first time on tour at United's base on the UCLA campus on Friday to discuss the £75million signing of Romelu Lukaku and his plans for the rest of the summer.

The United boss is also likely to be asked about the departures of Wayne Rooney and Zlatan Ibrahimovic who has been linked with a move to the LA Galaxy after a serious knee injury cut short his stay at Old Trafford.