Manchester United warmed up for their 1-1 draw with Chelsea by watching the El Clasico.
Louis van Gaal and his squad were staying at the Lowry when he stumbled across 17 of his 18 players watching the titanic battle between Real Madrid and Barcelona. Real won 3-1 at the Bernabeu.
"We went to the Lowry, we had a screen so I could watch the second half and 17 players of 18 were there. I have never experienced that before. We have a lot of Spaniards!
"I won't tell you which one wasn't there. It was the quality of the game - Real Madrid v Barcelona.
"I told the players, 'you have seen what they have done because for example, Barcelona under Gerard Martino pressed from the front, but under Luis Enrique it is from behind'.
"Real Madrid pressed from behind, they drop in and they were very compact. After Real scored the second, the match was over because Barcelona don't keep compact. That was the deadly."
