Tour 2010: Reds relish Houston problems, astronaut Amos + more

REDS: HOUSTON MATCH COULD GIVE US PROBLEMS United's tour of North America could end on a high note in Houston tonight (Wednesday) when the Reds take on MLS All-Stars at the Reliant Stadium. A victory for Sir Alex Ferguson's men would not only be historic - the All-Stars, a select team from Major League Soccer, are unbeaten against English visitors - but also hard-fought following improvements to the beautiful game in America. Sir Alex said: "We look at this as the biggest hurdle of our tour. MLS possibly didn't think they were ready to play us when we came here in 2003 and 2004. But the progress since then is obvious - we realised that in our games in Philadelphia and Kansas City. The organisation and standard of play here has improved." Ryan Giggs added: "There are a lot of talented players in the All-Stars team so we'll have to be up for it. We expect a challenge - when you play for United, teams are always motivated to beat you. But that's what we're used to and we relish it." The Houston crowd, likely to include some of the city's Mexican residents, may also get the first look at Javier Hernandez in a United shirt before he plays a bigger part in Friday night's friendly with his old club Chivas. Giggs said: "Just like the fans, we're excited when we bring in new signings. I watched him with interest during the World Cup and he scored some good goals. As an attacking player, I'm looking forward to playing alongside him." More: Landon Donovan - "Playing United is special" | Press conference video AMOS OVER THE MOON ON NASA VISIT United youngster Ben Amos talks about the squad's visit to the Johnson Space Center in Houston and his experience of modelling outer-space styles with fellow goalkeepers Tomasz Kuszczak and Edwin van der Sar... I was fascinated by the Space Center so I was listening to everything, taking pictures and trying to take it all in. The NASA staff were telling us some interesting things and we in turn asked them millions of questions. We were also given the chance to wear astronaut helmets - the three goalkeepers were nominated to try the gear on. They were very big and very heavy, but obviously there's no gravity in space so that's not a problem. There was a bit of banter with the other players about our big heads not fitting into the helmets but we did get them on. I think Edwin pulled off the look very well, he seemed to like wearing it. More: See more pics and videos in ManUtd.com's latest Tour 2010 blog