Man Utd friendlies: Every pre season fixture this summer listed
Carlo Garganese
- Updated: 7 Aug 2021 15:15 BST
- 4 min read
Manchester United have been busy both on and off the pitch this summer, with new arrival Jadon Sancho secured, Raphael Varane close to being officially confirmed, and the side taking part in several pre-season friendlies.
With the Premier League season starting on August 13, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will now have a good idea of how his first starting XI will look, especially after seeing his players train all summer.
He'll be hoping that they can finally challenge for the Premier League title under his reign.
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As such, the Old Trafford side have played a number of friendly fixtures between the start of the summer and now in preparation.
Man Utd’s pre season friendlies
18 July v Derby (A) - WON 2-1 (Chong, Pellistri)
24 July v QPR (A) - LOST 4-2 (Lingard, Elanga)
28 July v Brentford (H) - DRAW 2-2 (Elanga, Pereira)
31 July v Preston (A) - ABANDONED
7 Aug v Everton (H) - WON 4-0 (Greenwood, Maguire, Fernandes, Dalot)
Manchester United kicked off their pre-season calendar on Sunday 18 July with an away trip to Championship side Derby County, who are of course managed by Red Devils legend Wayne Rooney.
They emerged 2-1 winners thanks to goals from youngsters Tahith Chong and Facundo Pellistri.
Our pre-season campaign is off to a winning start! 🔴👏#MUFC
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) July 18, 2021
The following weekend, on Saturday 24 July, Man Utd then travelled to London to face Queen's Park Rangers. Despite an opening goal from Jesse Lingard after just three minutes, the Red Devils then shipped four goals to the home side before netting a consolation goal from Anthony Elanga.
Solskjaer’s men then hosted a pre-season clash with newly-promoted Premier League side Brentford, with Elanga scoring an opening goal in the 12th minute, before the visitors equalised. Pereira then gave Man Utd another lead in the second half, but a second from Brentford ensured the game ended in a draw.
The Red Devils were then set to face Preston on Saturday, but the club were forced to cancel the friendly after "a small number of suspected positive cases" were found in the first team squad.
Man Utd’s final match in their calendar of friendlies and their second Old Trafford friendly was against Everton on Saturday 7 July.
Man United fans were keen to see how Jadon Sancho fared, but the Englishman didn't make the matchday squad against the Toffees.
Instead, Mason Greenwood started on the right, and he opened the scoring after capitalising on a Jordan Pickford mistake. Harry Maguire doubled their lead from a corner before Bruno Fernandes scored a stunning free-kick that left Pickford helpless.
Diogo Dalot rounded of the scoring in the second half with a lovely cushioned header.
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, there will be no lucrative pre-season trips abroad to places such as the United States, Asia or the Far East.
Man Utd will kick off the new Premier League season on Saturday 14 August against Leeds United at home at Old Trafford.
