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In Pictures: the best action from last night's pre-season friendlies

Published 10:28 05/08/08 By By Dan Silver, Mirror.co.uk

Manchester United, West Ham and Portsmouth were in action last night as preparations for the new Premier League season continued.

You can see pictures from the games below:

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