Eric Ten Hag is expected to hammer out the changes in the La Liga team’s visit, as the first team faces Atletico Madrid just 24 hours before. Lisandro Martinez and Christian Eriksen could make their first run at Stretford End after being announced as United players. But Cristiano Ronaldo may be left behind after his return to training. The Madrid-based side finished 12th in La Liga last season and have Man Utd flops Bebe and Radamel Falcao on their books.The Old Trafford clash will conclude the Red Devils’ pre-season preparations as they look to bounce back from their worst-ever points total, ending the 2021/22 campaign in sixth place with just 58 points. Ten per cent of the profits from the match, which is expected to be a full house, will be donated to the Manchester United Foundation.
Erik Ten Hag is expected to ring the changes for the visit of the LaLiga side, with the first team facing Atletico Madrid just 24 hours earlier. Lisandro Martinez and Christian Eriksen could get their first run-outs in front of the Stretford End after being announced as United players. But wantaway Cristiano Ronaldo may well miss out after only just returning to training. Our second and third summer signings, Christian Eriksen and Lisandro Martinez, are not pictured in the gallery as they were both involved in a behind-closed-doors match at Carrington, alongside a number of other squad members. Both of our new recruits have credited Ten Hag as a key reason for joining United, with Eriksen telling us
Manchester United are still working on new deals as the new season approaches. United’s pre-season is almost complete, with a clash with Atletico Madrid still to play this weekend, while a separate group will take on Rayo Vallecano. Erik ten Hag’s men have enjoyed a pretty successful summer so far, albeit with a slip up in their last outing, in which they drew with Aston Villa. United’s squad is not complete just yet, though, and the Red Devils will almost certainly add more new faces this summer. With that in mind, we have rounded up all the latest transfer news and rumours surrounding Old Trafford:
That was despite the 33-year-old striker winning the domestic double in Brazil last season. Costa has been linked with a number of moves over the past seven months, including a shock switch to Championship club Birmingham City. Now the veteran may be returning to his former club in LaLiga, according to Mundo Deportivo. He scored ten goals in 16 outings in the Spanish top-flight for Vallecano during a loan spell back in 2012. Now they have allegedly been in talks with the South American to come back and partner ex-United and Chelsea ace Radamel Falcao in their attack. This fresh report states they have offered Costa a package worth around £70,000-a-week for a one-year comeback.
The Manchester United squad is training hard at Carrington this week, with minds focused on this weekend’s two pre-season friendlies. The Reds will face Atletico Madrid in Oslo, Norway, on Saturday before hosting Real Vallecano at Old Trafford on Sunday. We’d like to remind you that fans can watch both games live in the United App, on ManUtd.com or via MUTV. Ten Hag’s team went unbeaten throughout four matches on Tour 2022 and the manager is determined to build upon our encouraging performances this weekend. As such, the squad has been training diligently all week and, on Wednesday, our cameras were granted access to one of Erik’s sessions. Take a look at the gallery of images below to see who was involved.
As you can see in the gallery of images, the likes of Harry Maguire, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho were all among the senior Reds taking part in another beneficial training session. The group was also bolstered by a number of players from our renowned Academy and that included young goalkeeper Tom Wooster, who will have learned so much from the experience. Fellow youth products Ethan Laird and Shola Shoretire were involved as well.
