Manchester United beat Leeds United on penalties after a 1-1 friendly draw at a sold-out Croke Park in Dublin, marking the first match there between two English clubs. The occasion underlined the stadium’s growing role beyond Gaelic games, following a summer of major sporting events and the relaxation of rules previously restricting ‘foreign’ sports.

Joshua Zirkzee put United ahead after 16 minutes before Brenden Aaronson equalised for Leeds. A crowd of 82,300 watched the match, Croke Park’s first football fixture in nine years and only its third since Rule 42 was amended; Noussair Mazraoui scored the decisive penalty, while substitute goalkeeper Dermot Mee also contributed to United’s shootout win.