CHICAGO — Manchester United’s pre-season US tour ended on a losing note here Wednesday as French giant Paris Saint-Germain claimed a 2-0 victory to clinch the International Champions Cup exhibition tournament.



First-half goals from Blaise Matuidi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic were enough to give the Ligue 1 side the win on a sweltering evening at Chicago’s iconic Soldier Field stadium, home of the NFL Chicago Bears.



United had been aiming to maintain its 100 percent record after registering wins over Club America, San Jose Earthquakes and European champion Barcelona in its three previous games.



However, the English Premier League giant was undone by two goals from PSG which highlighted the defensive frailty of Louis van Gaal’s squad, which has been bolstered by several high-profile signings this summer.



United began promisingly, stroking the ball around comfortably and probing for openings against the Parisian defenders.



The Red Devils got the ball in the net after 22 minutes when Juan Mata prodded home Daley Blind’s exquisite through ball, only for it to be ruled offside.



But three minutes later, PSG struck at the other end when a long ball forward caused havoc in United’s defensive unit.



French international Matuidi raced forward and got between Luke Shaw and Phil Jones to toe-poke home past the onrushing David De Gea to make it 1-0.



PSG doubled its lead nine minutes later with a well-worked goal that came all too easily for the French champion.



Ibrahimovic picked up the ball in midfield and released Maxwell down the left flank.



The Brazilian fullback advanced and then calmly picked out Ibrahimovic with the return pass for the Swedish star to slot past De Gea.



The build-up to the match had been dominated by speculation surrounding United’s unsettled Argentine star Angel Di Maria, who is expected to complete a move to PSG imminently.



PSG coach Laurent Blanc suggested afterwards the saga may be nearing an end.



“Wait and see,” Blanc said. “Two big clubs are negotiating, the negotiations are difficult but I truly think we are close to a conclusion.”



Van Gaal worried



Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal conceded that uncertainty surrounding David De Gea was “not favorable” to the Premier League giant.



De Gea, who is reportedly Real Madrid’s top summer transfer target, gave a shaky goalkeeping display as the French champion exposed United’s defense.



Van Gaal is hopeful United will retain the services of De Gea this season but acknowledged the rumors swirling around the star goalkeeper were not helpful to either the play or the club.



“We have a situation that is not favorable for David De Gea, but neither for us and neither for the club (Real Madrid) that maybe he wants to go (to),” said van Gaal after United’s defeat at Soldier Field.



The veteran Dutch coach was reluctant to be too critical of the Spaniard’s performance however.



“Poor I cannot say, but he made a mistake. That’s not poor,” van Gaal said. “Everybody can make mistakes but when a goalkeeper makes a mistake it is mostly a goal and that’s the difference.” — Agencies