Philadelphia (7-4-7) at New England (3-8-7), 7 p.m. The New England Revolution were Manchester United's equals for 45 minutes earlier this week (at least on the scoreboard), but the second half painted a more accurate picture of Steve Nicol's club.
After a scoreless first half, the English Premier League champions scored four times for a 4-1 win that left New England on the wrong side of another result, even if this one was just a friendly.
Now, New England (3-8-7) has to turn its focus back to Major League Soccer and Sunday's match against the Philadelphia Union (7-4-7), who enter the weekend tied atop the Eastern Conference with Red Bull New York
Vancouver Whitecaps FC will be looking to regain their Empire Field when they play host to Real Salt Lake on Saturday afternoon. Whitecaps FC have lost four games in a row, coming off a 2-1 defeat at the Colorado Rapids last weekend. Real are unbeaten in six games in league play after a 2-0 home victory against FC Dallas last weekend, though they were dumped out of the U.S. Open Cup in a 2-0 loss at FCD at midweek.
