Manchester United are the favourite of this years Club World Cup. This year the event will be held Japan.
Man Utd qualified for Club World Cup as they are the present champion of europe. Champion clubs of six continents will compete each other for the glory.
The last time an English team qualified for the tournament, now in the fourth year in its current format, Liverpool made the gruelling trip mid-season in 2005 only to lose 1-0 in the final to Brazilian powerhouse Sao Paulo.
While the tournament gets underway with a preliminary round game on Thursday between Asian hope Adelaide United and Oceania qualifier Waitakere United of New Zealand, the Red Devils don't play until December 18.
United will play straight to the semi final against either Japan's Gamba Osaka or the winner of the Adelaide-Waitakere.
The other semi will involve Liga de Quito against the winner of a match between powerful Egyptian side Al Ahly or Mexico's Pachuca, the champions of Africa and Central America respectively.
The present winner of this event is AC Millan.
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