Manchester United midfielder Andreas Pereira has branded Wednesday night's pre-season friendly with Barcelona "a good test" for the 20-time English champions.
United entered the final match of their US tour off the back of wins over Manchester City and Real Madrid, but a first-half goal from Neymar saw Barcelona record a 1-0 victory in the International Champions Cup fixture.
Pereira played the final 30 minutes of the pre-season fixture at the FedEx Field, and the 20-year-old has said that his team will benefit from taking on the likes of Barcelona ahead of the new campaign.
"It was a good test, it was good for us in the preparation period and we will definitely use that when the real competitions start," Pereira told MUTV. "Playing against such strong teams works you harder, you get more focus for the games and it is a good test for us, as well as them.
"The games have been getting harder each time and it is good for us, as we have an important match in the Super Cup against Real Madrid next month.
"We are testing ourselves as much as possible. We will definitely use this experience as we have the Champions League to play in this season. Now we know what to do against Barcelona if we play them in that."
Next up for United is a clash with Norwegian side Valerenga in Oslo on Sunday night.
Matt Law
