Home Football MAN UNITED CONFIDENTIAL: Justin Bieber Spotted at SoFi Stadium, Omar Berrada Attends Fan Event, and Casemiro Leads Stars in Heartwarming Gesture to Training Fan

MAN UNITED CONFIDENTIAL: Justin Bieber Spotted at SoFi Stadium, Omar Berrada Attends Fan Event, and Casemiro Leads Stars in Heartwarming Gesture to Training Fan

Football — 07/29/2024

Several well-known figures attended the Manchester United vs. Arsenal match at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.

Cruz Beckham, boxer Chris Eubank Jr., former member of One Direction, and Justin Bieber were among the attendees. The rumors that Natalie Portman was present turned out to be untrue.

Owner of the LA Rams and Arsenal, Stan Kroenke, constructed the magnificent 70,000-seat stadium, which debuted in September 2020.

Justin Bieber was in the stands for Manchester United's clash with Arsenal at the SoFi stadium

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Bieber poses for a picture with Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard after the Gunners' win

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Bieber was one of a number of stars that were in the stands for the match, and was seen taking photos with (L-R) Ben White, Kai Havertz, Leandro Trossard and Odegaard

Hollywood actor Gary Oldman is anticipated to attend United’s training camp at UCLA while they are here, according to a Confidential story earlier this week.

Julia Roberts has also been known to stop over and say hello during United’s prior tours in California.

The mind tricks of Onana

Following Saturday’s match in Los Angeles, Andre Onana was delighted to play mind games with the Arsenal players during a pre-planned penalty shootout.

Both teams agreed to have a shootout regardless of the outcome, so they lined up following Arsenal’s 2-1 victory in California.

Andre Onana was happy to indulge in some shoot-out mind games

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Onana decided to point at the parts of the goal he thought Arsenal players would aim at

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Gabriel Magalhaes took exception to Onana’s antics as he loitered after converting his penalty to confront the United keeper

In order to predict where he felt Arsenal’s players would aim, United goalkeeper Onana chose to point to the precise spot in the goal. It seemed to work, as he made a fantastic save from Kai Havertz before Jakub Kiwior missed.

When Onana lingered to face the United goalkeeper after converting his penalty, Gabriel, the defender, became displeased with his theatrics. United can take solace in the fact that Jadon Sancho scored the game-winning penalty.

Erik ten Hag, the manager of United, gave an explanation for the shootout, saying, “It’s important.” Penalties can be crucial, as we all know from our participation in cup competitions. I believe that Andre made two excellent saves, so having a strong goalie in penalty shootouts is crucial. He demonstrated it once more, and I believe that all of the penalties—aside from one—were appropriate.

To date, to depart from SoFi

Although the SoFi Stadium is an amazing location, getting out of it is not always easy.

The English media needed about thirty minutes to find the exit after covering the game on Saturday and traveling to the mixed zone to hear from the players. Getting a taxi from Inglewood to the Marina del Rey area of the town, where most of the UK press corps are lodging, took an additional thirty minutes.

Berrada makes an appearance at a fan event.

Omar Berrada, the new CEO of United, was in Hollywood Park, which is near the SoFi Stadium, for a countdown to kickoff celebration that drew 2,000 spectators.

At the COSM-hosted luncheon, Berrada—who returned to work at Manchester City earlier this month following a gardening leave—joined other members of the team’s leadership.

Over the first three days of United’s preseason tour, the club has hosted events that have drawn thousands of supporters. On Friday, there were a lot of people in attendance at UCLA for open training, and even more came to the LA fans’ club to participate in a Q&A session with former players Andy Cole, Denis Irwin, and Wes Brown.