Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester, England
Kick off time: 12:45 local, 12:45 UK
Channel: MUTV
Kick off time: 12:45 local, 12:45 UK
Channel: MUTV
Manchester United vs Lens (Sat 5th August, 12:45 UK time)
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Heading over to this. Fingers crossed it's a decent squad with the Bilbao match closely following.
Hopefully our players get their arses out of their end points and give us the victory in the final stretch of over-innings. Any less and EtH will be swinging his way over to the guillotine room. Chop chop.
3-1 to the team in red.
3-1 to the team in red.
Which one of these games will the first team play. Guessing it’ll the same situation as the Wrexham/Madrid games
One of the matches should be a dress rehearsal for Wolves.
Whichever one it is, I'd go
Onana
Shaw
Varane
Martinez
AWB
Casemiro
Mount
Bruno
Rashford
Sancho
Antony
Try to give the ones who have played the most 90 minutes and get minutes for others including, hopefully, Højlund
Whichever one it is, I'd go
Onana
Shaw
Varane
Martinez
AWB
Casemiro
Mount
Bruno
Rashford
Sancho
Antony
Try to give the ones who have played the most 90 minutes and get minutes for others including, hopefully, Højlund
No idea which of the 2 will be the starters. I'm guessing this one. Might even be the starters and backups playing full game each for the most part. But should be the actual starting 11 for the first game of the season as we haven't seen that at all so far, closest thing was 15 minutes yesterday til Sancho got subbed off, though Evans for Varane.
Martial to get like 30 minutes in each game
Rashford Sancho Antony
Mount Bruno
Casemiro
Shaw Martinez Varane Dalot
Onana
2nd game:Mount Bruno
Casemiro
Shaw Martinez Varane Dalot
Onana
Garnacho Hojlund Amad
Eriksen Donny
Mctominay
Williams Lindelof Maguire Wan Bissaka
Heaton
Dalot should be ahead of Wan Bissaka. I think there's a good balance of work rate there and his defending isn't that bad. The build up is a huge plus when he's in, as is our right flank play.Eriksen Donny
Mctominay
Williams Lindelof Maguire Wan Bissaka
Heaton
Martial to get like 30 minutes in each game
Very hard to know which players will play on the Saturday game or the Sunday game.
Will Hojlund be ready for this?
Please don't play a few of the first team in each game, they need time together. It's the two away games that worry me which is why we need to get Hojlund done and training so he can get some game time even if I wouldn't start him vs Wolves.
Taking my nephew to this for his first OT experience, hoping that ETH plays the big guns...
If you go based solely on the two images, it'll be first string OT then others in Dublin. Although Sancho has played in most of the first team selections.The clue is in the official match posters.
Wasn't DDG in the poster for the game against Real Madrid?The clue is in the official match posters.
I hope he gets to experience the Iceman
Yeah I totally missed that likeThe clue is in the official match posters.
I guess we play 60 + 30 minutes to 2 different teams in these 2 games. Not sure about these back to back games, hopefully no harm on them.
Looking forward to seeing Hojlund
Lens game:
Onana
Dalot -- Varane -- Martinez -- Shaw
Casemiro
Mount -- Bruno
Antony -- Rashford -- Sancho
Bilbao game:
Heaton
AWB -- Maguire -- Lindelof -- Williams
McTominay
Amad -- Eriksen
Pellistri -- Hojlund -- Garnacho
Onana
Dalot -- Varane -- Martinez -- Shaw
Casemiro
Mount -- Bruno
Antony -- Rashford -- Sancho
Bilbao game:
Heaton
AWB -- Maguire -- Lindelof -- Williams
McTominay
Amad -- Eriksen
Pellistri -- Hojlund -- Garnacho
I'm going to this so I'm hopeful that they'll play the starting XI. The first XI haven't really played all that much this pre season tbh, so I'd definitely be giving them a 75 minute run out. We need to start the season strongly for once, so need to hit the ground running. I'm hoping Hojlund will start if he's completed in time (has he played any pre season for Atalanta?)
Hojlund needs to play with the first team if possible.
Yeah, I'd be happy with something like that.
I'd be surprised if the Lens game wasn't the strongest line up. It's our only home friendly of the season - I think it would be strange to play a weakened team in our only PSF at Old Trafford.
But at least the other team above - v Sociedad - is still a pretty strong team of genuine first team squad players, rather than an U21 team or anything.
Our first and second team have had similar minutes this pre-season. 45 each against Arsenal, then 60-30 for the Madrid and Dortmund game. The next progression would be 90 each against Lens and Bilbao. My guess is the Madrid starters will play this game and will likely be close to the XI against Wolves, with the Dortmund starters playing against Bilbao. We then have Fernandez, Mejbri, Evans, Hugill, Gore, Forson who can provide cover for injuries and subs.
I feel like we might be a little undercooked going into the new season, I'd have liked to have seen at least one more game of our starters playing together. We look like we still have some kinks to iron out tactically, as well as sharpening up in the final third.
The interesting thing for me, will be seeing where Hojlund fits in. My guess is that he will be with the second string and will start the season on the bench so he can be eased in.
I feel like we might be a little undercooked going into the new season, I'd have liked to have seen at least one more game of our starters playing together. We look like we still have some kinks to iron out tactically, as well as sharpening up in the final third.
The interesting thing for me, will be seeing where Hojlund fits in. My guess is that he will be with the second string and will start the season on the bench so he can be eased in.
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He'll probably be involved in training tomorrow.
Would have liked to see an interview on Mutv before the game
Amad will miss the start of the season, so won't play
Can he if he hasn't been officially announced? That's me genuinely asking.
They don't need to announce at all. He already sign a contract that's the most important thing.
If his work visa comes through then he can do. The official announcement is for PR just
Just find it a bit bizarre announcing himself via photos from training before the official announcement.
Only way I can imagine if we tell media not to post any training photos including him tomorrow before the announcement.
You wouldn't see him on anything united media till he's unveiled. Not so difficult to omit footage of him in training.
Can't he play? best unveiling would be to see him on the teamsheet.
That'd be a lovely treat. Don't think I can ever recall seeing a player unveiled / announced in that fashion?
Which players will be held back for the Sunday match?
Given the prices for the Aviva game there will be murder if there isn't some big names
As much as I'd love to see it, I can't see him playing tomorrow and more likely to play the Bilbao game surely?
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Højlund unveiled before KO tomorrow and plays Sunday I reckon. Be surprised if he was unveiled and played tomorrow
Tickets available for £20 each. Thinking of going to this although I’m out in town tomorrow night so will be a very long day
Decided not to go to the game in Dublin. Instead going to this one on Manchester. Was pretty much the same price total because tickets are sold out for Dublin and people are charging a lot for second hand.
Hope I haven't made a mistake in terms of which one we play our first team. But that's anyone's guess.
Snagged a good ticket near the halfway line so happy enough.
Hell if a ticket pops up for Sunday's game at a reasonable price maybe I'll go to both
Hope I haven't made a mistake in terms of which one we play our first team. But that's anyone's guess.
Snagged a good ticket near the halfway line so happy enough.
Hell if a ticket pops up for Sunday's game at a reasonable price maybe I'll go to both
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