Manchester United vs Cerezo Osaka July 26, 2013

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In a fast summer tour, the Red Devils will be taking on the J-League club Cerezo Osaka on Friday in a tune-up for the approaching season.

While getting in shape will remain the top priority for the Red Devils in this match, they undoubtedly would also like to earn a winning result. On Tuesday, David Moyes' squad fell 3-2 to the Yokohama F-Marinos.

With the Cerezo Osaka match scheduled for Friday, the Red Devils don't have a lot of time off. However, travel will be a bit easier than it was when they made the jump from Australia to Japan prior to the F-Marinos contest. It's just going to be a ride on the bullet train this time.

When: July 26 at 6 a.m. ET, 11 a.m. BST

Where: Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

United conceded early and late goals to lose 3-2 to Yokohama F•Marinos on Tuesday in the third game of Tour 2013 presented by Aon. The Reds are likely to be in for a similarly tough test against Cerezo Osaka, who have won four of their last six J-League games, including a 2-1 win over the Marinos a fortnight ago, and are fifth in the table.

Ins and outs: Robin van Persie is fit after being taken off as a precaution in Yokohama with a thigh strain. David Moyes is set to make use of his full squad to cope with the heat in Osaka but expects Danny Welbeck to play. Michael Carrick (groin) is still a doubt, while Shinji Kagawa is almost certain to play some part against his former club.

Arsenal vs Urawa Red July 26, 2013

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Arsenal will look to complete an undefeated Asia tour with one more friendly against Urawa Red Diamonds.

So far this preseason, the English club has already defeated the Indonesia Dream Team, Vietnam and Nagoya Grampus by a combined score of 17-2. The squad will look to keep that strong play going with a matchup against one of the top clubs in the J-League.

The Arsenal vs Urawa Red Diamonds Asia Tour friendly will be this Friday, July 26, 2013 (3:30 AM Pacific) at the Saitama Stadium. Arsenal will play in their 4th preseason match in Asia, where they have won 3 out of 3 games, while scoring a staggering 17 goals, and receiving 2. Arsene Wenger’s team will use Friday’s game as an opportunity to demonstrate which players are capable of belonging to the first-team squad.

Arsenal has had a very strong preseason on their trip to Asia. Yes they have scored 17 goals in 3 matches, but their opponents have not been high quality (tell that to Manchester United who has lost in Asia 2 out 3 games). Nonetheless, their match against Urawa Reds will allow coach Wenger to play youth players who are battling for a place in the first-team, rather than being loaned by the start of the season. With less than a month remaining until the start of the Premier League, it will be important to fix any remaining problems before the matches start to count.

When: Friday, July 26

Time: 11:30 a.m. BST

Where: Saitama Stadium, Japan

Chelsea vs Indonesia July 25, 2013

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Jose Mourinho will take charge of Chelsea in the final match of the Asian leg of their pre-season tour, and the third since the 'Special One's' return to Stamford Bridge.

The Blues' warm-up matches have gone well, kicking off with a 1-0 win over the Singha All-Stars before beating a Malaysia XI 4-1 last week.

They take on the BNI Indonesia All-Stars with a chance to make it three out of three before jetting off to the States, and Sportsmail will have all the action live, including updates from our reporter in Jakarta, Matt Barlow.

Japan vs Australia July 25, 2013

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Socceroos head coach Holger Osieck must re-structure his midfield if Australia is to have any sort of impact in their maiden East Asian Cup appearance. The Socceroos barely touched the ball throughout Saturday's 0-0 draw with hosts South Korea and only escaped with a point due to a phenomenal performance from goalkeeper Eugene Galekovic.

Galekovic made a string of impressive saves to keep a clean sheet in Seoul but Osieck will undoubtedly have been disappointed in the failure of his midfielders, Mark Milligan, Dario Vidosic and Ruben Zadkovich, plus substitute Erik Paartalu, to gain any sort of ascendency against the South Koreans.

Osieck's decision to play Zadkovich for the entire 90 minutes was hard to fathom due to the Newcastle Jets captain's poor passing. On Saturday, Zadkovich regularly just thumped the ball long rather than trying to pick out a Socceroos teammate and Osieck has a number of options, who could replace the 27-year-old.

Matt McKay, one of the few experienced players in Australia's squad, could be shifted centrally after struggling to get involved as a left-winger versus South Korea, while Aaron Mooy deserves a chance after a strong campaign with A-League premiers Western Sydney Wanderers last season.

Osieck may also be tempted to play Archie Thompson as the central striker against Japan as the Melbourne Victory veteran seemed almost stranded on the right wing in the Socceroos East Asian Cup opener.

If Thompson does play down the middle and McKay is picked in central midfield, Mitch Nichols, Craig Goodwin, Adam Taggart and Connor Pain could all play a role out wide.

Mexico vs Panama July 24, 2013

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Mexico and their fans will expect an El Tri win on Wednesday, simply because of their talent and their history in Gold Cup, but there isn't much evidence to suggest that Mexico are significantly better than they were when they lost their first game of the tournament. Panama was the better side in that game and will like their chances to pull another upset and advance to the final.

Mexico were poor throughout their quarterfinal match against Trinidad and Tobago, but the Soca Warriors didn't have the quality to put El Tri under serious threat. In the 84th minute, budding star forward Raul Jimenez turned in a free kick to send his side through and set up a rematch with Panama.

Gabriel Torres, who has been one of the best players in this tournament and Panama's most consistent attacking threat, scored both of the Canaleros' goals in their 2-1 win over Mexico back on July 7. They were less than impressive in their other two group stage matches, but they may have been holding something back with progression to the knockout stage virtually guaranteed after that win. They turned things up a bit in their quarterfinal, beating Cuba 6-1.

'Chepo' Jose Manuel de la Torre probably thought that he had his lineup for this tournament set, but will almost certainly be tempted to make some changes after his team's lackluster performance against T&T. Marco Fabian, Raul Jimenez and the Mexico defense have performed well, but Chepo has to figure out how to get more out of his midfield. Carlos Peña and Luis Montes, who were both subbed against T&T, have struggled in Gold Cup.

Venue: Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Match date/time: Wednesday, 10 p.m. ET