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Manchester United are again in motion tomorrow as they begin their 2025/26 pre-season with a pleasant match towards Leeds United on the Strawberry Area, Stockholm.
Followers can be hoping to get a primary have a look at new signing Matheus Cunha, who has been filmed coaching with the group and appears sharp.
Clearly as a primary match of pre-season, predicting the group can be troublesome as there are more likely to be two sides, one within the first half and one within the second.
As well as, footage of coaching periods has been sparse, so we shouldn’t have confirmed sightings of each member of the squad.
We all know Andre Onana is injured and won’t function. Josh Zirkzee may nonetheless be unavailable, and we now have not but seen Harry Maguire, Toby Collyer or Patrick Dorgu in any protection.
The likes of Marcus Rashford, Antony, Alejandro Garnacho, Jadon Sancho and Tyrell Malacia haven’t been built-in with the primary squad and are all anticipated to go away this summer time.
Defence
In Onana’s absence, Altay Bayindir must be in objective, though Ruben Amorim may wish to get a more in-depth have a look at Radek Vitek, who has returned from a powerful mortgage spell at BW Linz and can be hoping to make his case to be Onana’s again up this season. Dermot Mee and Tom Heaton might additionally function.
We’ve gone for 45 minutes from Bayindir with Vitek enjoying within the second half.
Matthijs de Ligt, Leny Yoro and Noussair Mazraoui are the anticipated beginning centre backs. De Ligt has seemed sharp in coaching and can possible be the chief of the defence within the new season.
Within the second half, we count on to see the supremely gifted Ayden Heaven, alongside Tyler Fredricson and Maguire, if out there. Reece Munro might are available in if the England man is absent.
Victor Lindelof and Jonny Evans have left the enjoying employees, whereas Lisandro Martinez shouldn’t be but coaching on the grass as he continues his restoration from harm.
Wing backs and central midfield
It will likely be attention-grabbing to see if Luke Shaw is deployed as a wing again or a centre again, as it’ll reveal Amorim’s intentions for the participant going ahead.
There’s sizzling competitors for the LWB slot, with Patrick Dorgu, Harry Amass and new signing Diego Leon all pushing for a spot. As we’ve not noticed Dorgu, we’re going for Shaw within the first half and the brand new boy within the second.
With Bryan Mbeumo hopefully coming in, it’s anticipated that Amad can be enjoying proper wing again this season. So he might play the primary 45 minutes, with Diogo Dalot taking on within the second half.
Casemiro and Manu Ugarte might play 45 minutes every within the 6. Whereas Bruno Fernandes would be the possible beginning 8 this season, he might be deployed up in the precise 10 spot earmarked for Mbeumo tomorrow. So Kobbie Mainoo might be the 8, with younger Sekou Koné changing him at half time. Alternatively, Mainoo might play within the 10 with Fernandes within the 8.
Forwards
As acknowledged, we expect Fernandes will play as the precise 10 with Mason Mount probably taking on at half time.
Cunha ought to begin because the left 10, with one of many children – maybe Ethan Williams, Harry Amass or Bendito Mantato selecting issues up within the second.
Up prime, Rasmus Hojlund is more likely to begin, with Chido Obi getting 45 minutes within the second half, except Zirkzee does show to be out there.
Right here, then, are our predicted beginning and second half XI’s for tomorrow’s 2pm (BST) kick-off:
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