The final game of United's five-match tour of the United States comes on Saturday, when they take on a Barcelona side that only nine weeks ago dismantled them in the Champions League final. It was the second time in three years the Catalans had left Sir Alex Ferguson's men trailing in their wake, not an experience Evra enjoyed too much. So, whilst he accepts this weekend's friendly will have none of the stardust of Wembley or Rome, rather than shy away from the Catalans, the full-back is hoping it will be warm-up for another titanic duel between the pair in Munich at the end of the coming campaign. "I give Barcelona a lot of respect but I'd like to play against them again in the Champions League final and win," said Evra. "I have already lost to them twice and it's very painful. "At the moment they are the best team in the world, which is difficult for us to accept because that is what we want to be." That Lionel Messi will be missing takes some of the edge away from the confrontation. The brilliant South American is still recovering from his Copa America exertions, so will not be part of Barca's party during their short stay in the US. In contrast to their opponents, who arrived overnight from Munich, where they lifted the Audi Cup, United are ready for home, where they will be reunited with Antonio Valencia. Sent back to Carrington for treatment on an ankle injury he sustained on international duty for Ecuador, Valencia appears to have recovered sufficiently to be involved in the Premier League opener at West Brom on August 14. "Antonio's training now," said Ferguson. "He has been cleared and training for a week now. We expect him to be back for the start of the season." Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for Javier Hernandez. The Mexico striker has been ruled out for a fortnight after sustaining concussion during training ahead of Wednesday's win over the MLS All-Stars. It means Hernandez will sit out the Community Shield encounter with Manchester City on August 7 and his country's encounter with the United States - who have just sacked their coach Bob Bradley - three days later. Happily though, Ferguson is convinced there is no long-term damage even though there have been claims in Mexico that as a youngster, Hernandez frequently complained of headaches. "I am not aware of that," said Ferguson. "He was hit on the top of the head with the ball in the early evening. When he was back at the hotel taking his meal he was sick. "He had headaches, so we removed him to the hospital where he stayed in overnight. They did the MRI scans, released him yesterday and he travelled down today. "Concussion is something you don't want to happen but usually time heals it and we'll give Javier plenty of that. "We won't be rushing him back. I'll only bring him back when the doctor tells me I can." After the impressive tour of America's seat of power - which did not include a meeting with President Barack Obama - Ferguson admitted he quite fancies pitting his youngsters against Pep Guardiola's on Saturday. The Scot said: "If I thought they'd play all their young players on Saturday then I'd play all mine. It would be a fascinating game. "Barcelona's performances and feats over the last two or three years have elevated them in everyone's mind. Currently they are the best team in the world. "It's not just about the football team, it's the philosophy - what they believe in, how they coach, how they produce young players. "I'm quite happy to be in second place at this moment in time. Our challenge is to get to that level."
