Jesse Lingard gave United the lead against Real in a game that will be repeated in the European Super Cup on 8 August
Manchester United beat Real Madrid on penalties after their pre-season game finished 1-1 in Santa Clara.
Anthony Martial created Jesse Lingard's first-half opener for United with a brilliant piece of skill on the left.
Casemiro levelled for Real from the penalty spot after United's new £31m defender Victor Lindelof brought down Theo Hernandez with a rash challenge.
Seven out of 10 penalties were missed in the shootout, with Casemiro's miss proving decisive as Utd edged it 2-1.
Ander Herrera lasted only six minutes before going off with a hip injury.
Martial the mystery
Much of the noise around Anthony Martial this summer has centred around him potentially being used as bait to lure Ivan Perisic to Manchester United from Inter Milan.
Considering Martial is 21, seven years younger than Perisic, it would seem a strange move for Jose Mourinho to agree to.
But Martial has had a largely inconsistent two years at Old Trafford.
Former United defender Gary Neville said in January the Frenchman needed to "realise his potential".
Watching him weave past Luka Modric and Dani Carvajal, then roll a pass to Lingard for United's opener as Raphael Varane closed in, it was easy to see why Louis van Gaal sanctioned his £36m transfer two years ago.
Those are the sparks Martial must show more often.
The quiet number 10
It says a lot about Luka Modric that, despite being one of the quiet men at Real Madrid, he has been given the number 10 shirt this season following the departure of James Rodriguez to Bayern Munich.
There is more than one way to make a noise though.
Modric does not pout or posture. He simply plays, simply.
He seems to see passes half a second before anyone else. And then he delivers them, accurately.
The former Tottenham player was only involved for 45 minutes at the Levi's Stadium but on three occasions he found team-mates with passes which, if they had been a bit sharper, they might have profited from.
Source: bbc.com/sport/football