Januzaj Expects Tough Tour Matches

Manchester United winger Adnan Januzaj is hoping to test his skills against the likes of Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain during next month's Tour 2015, presented by Aon.

The Reds will again travel to the United States to take part in the International Champions Cup, a tournament the team won on last year’s trip, and Januzaj is already looking forward to the four matches.

The young Belgian, who made 21 appearances in all competitions during 2014/15, would welcome the chance to play against La Liga champions Barcelona and French title-holders PSG, as well as Major League Soccer side San Jose Earthquakes and United's opening tour opponents from Mexico, Club America.

“I think the game against Barcelona will be a good challenge, because they’re a massive team. Everyone knows who Barcelona are, and everyone knows Manchester United too, so it will be a great game," Januzaj told ManUtd.com.

“They’ve got great players, the football that they play is unbelievable, so we’re looking forward to playing that particular game. It will be a good experience.

"It will be a very good test against PSG too," Adnan added. "They’re also a big club, they have a lot of good players - I look forward to playing against teams like them because they’re massive sides. Not many defenders like to play against Zlatan Ibrahimovic either."

Januzaj has been impressed by the growth of football in the States in recent years and thinks San Jose Earthquakes will also prove to be tough opposition when United meet them at the California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley on 21 July.

“It’s good to see ‘soccer’, as they say over there, on the rise," he acknowledged. "It’s getting very good - a lot of big stars are going to play in America, so it won’t be an easy game.

"When we played in Australia, in Sydney, it was a tough one then too. We also played in Thailand and Japan against local teams, and those were two tough games. It’s always hard to play against teams like that."