Geoff Shreeves takes in LA Galaxy's victory over New York FC

Sky Sports reporter Geoff Shreeves travelled to Los Angeles to take in the atmosphere as Steven Gerrard's LA Galaxy beat New York City 5-1, with Frank Lampard missing out through injury.

They say that Britain and America are divided by a common language. After my trip to Los Angeles I would say the same about football and soccer.

I was astonished by the differences in the same game.

It is off the field that you get the first inkling, with open training for the media virtually every day. Want to talk to a player? No problem, just go ahead and ask whoever you want as they walk off the practice field.

New York City FC had flown in on the Thursday having played Columbus Crew on the Wednesday night so, of course, needed to train. LA Galaxy were only too happy to help and offered up their facilities to the opposition.

Can you imagine Jose Mourinho ringing Arsene Wenger and saying, 'sure, go ahead and do your stuff at our place'? 

Premier League teams guard their starting XI's with their lives so I nearly dropped my phone when the excellent media department of the LA Galaxy emailed the starting line-up, substitutes and supporting statistical information the night before the game.