Real Madrid and Manchester United fly to Skopje for UEFA Super Cup clash where Cristiano Ronaldo is included in squad
The former Red Devils star recently told a Spanish court he wanted to return to England after being accused of tax fraud
MANCHESTER UNITED and Real Madrid have both travelled to Skopje this morning for their UEFA Super Cup clash on Tuesday evening.
The major news from both squads was that Cristiano Ronaldo was included - days after telling a Spanish court he wants to return to England after being accused of defrauding the authorities.
Suited and booted for the trip to Macedonia, he captioned a picture of himself stating he was "looking good," as he walked through Madrid airport with his team-mates.
Gareth Bale - a transfer target for the Red Devils, was also included in Zidedine Zidane's 24-man squad after fears he would miss the match after limping out of a recent training session.
Also included were the likes of Karim Benzema Sergio Ramos, Luka Modric and summer signings Theo Hernandez and Dani Ceballos.
The Los Blancos were all looking rather dapper as they rocked Hugo Boss suits as they gear up to extract revenge on United after losing on penalties in the International Champions Cup clash in America.
Jesse Lingard scored in that 1-1 draw in the pre-season clash, and he will be hoping to start for Jose Mourinho's side after being selected in his squad.
Romelu Lukaku, Victor Lindelof and Nemanja Matic will all be pushing to be in the starting 11 for their competitive debuts and claim their first piece of silverware with United.
However they will be without central defender Eric Bailly and Phil Jones who are both suspended, while the game has come too soon for Luke Shaw, Marcos Rojo and Luke Shaw who are nursing injuries.
Last season's Europa League winners had a fantastic pre-season - winning six out of seven matches, only losing to La Liga side Barcelona, courtesy of a goal by Neymar.
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Madrid fared less better, as well as losing to United back in July, they also succumbed to Barcelona and were humiliated at the hands of Manchester City who romped to a 4-1 victory.
The Spanish side are looking to win their third Super Cup title in the last four season's, while United are looking to win the trophy for the first time since 1991 where they beat Red Star Belgrade.
Their recent losses came in 2008 when they were defeated 2-1 by Zenit Saint Petersburg, while Lazio won 1-0 back in 1999.
No Europa League winner has triumphed in the Super Cup since 2012 - where Ateltico Madrid hammered Chelsea 4-1.
Tomorrow's game kicks off at 7.45pm at the Philip II Arena.