Man Utd's U21 clash with Real Madrid on 7 April

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Manchester United reporter
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Manchester United's Premier League International Cup quarter-final against Real Madrid will be played at Old Trafford on Tuesday, 7 April (1900 BST).

There had been a delay in sorting the game out as organisers wanted to use Old Trafford rather than Leigh for what the Premier League believe will be a chance to showcase their competition.

Southampton had a crowd of almost 11,000 for their group-stage meeting with Real at St Mary's Stadium in October.

Remarkably, Real's scorer in their 1-1 draw that night was Thiago Pitarch, who started against Manchester City in the Champions League on Wednesday.

United are looking to become the fourth English winner of the annual tournament, and the third in a row following the previous successes of Crystal Palace and, last season, Nottingham Forest.