United In Pole Position

Manchester United are in pole position to reach the International Champions Cup final in Miami on 4 August, following victory over Internazionale in Washington DC.

The Reds won on penalties to add two points to the three Louis van Gaal's men picked up in Denver with a 3-2 win over AS Roma.

Roma and Inter both have three points after two games, while Real Madrid's defeat to Roma on Tuesday ended their hopes of qualifying for the final.

Meanwhile, in Group B, Manchester City, Liverpool and Olympiacos are all on three points, with AC Milan yet to get off the mark.

All teams in the ICC play three fixtures before the winners of each group meet in the final at Miami's SunLife Stadium on Monday 4 August.

United's final group game is on Saturday 2 August, against Real Madrid in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Points are awarded in the ICC competition based on the following criteria: 3 points for a win, 2 for a win via a penalty shootout, 1 for a penalty shootout defeat, 0 for a defeat in normal time.

Results: Olympiacos 3 AC Milan 0; United 3 Roma 2; Real Madrid 1 Inter 1 (Inter 3-2 pens); AC Milan 1 Man City 5; Liverpool 1 Olympiacos 0; United 0 v Inter 0 (United 5-3 pens), Real Madrid 0 Roma 1;

Fixtures: (30 Jul) Liverpool v Man City; (2 Aug) United v Real Madrid, Inter v Roma, AC Milan v Liverpool, Olympiacos v Man City