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Man Utd pre-season friendlies: Fixtures, results, TV and streaming
Stuart Telford
- 6 Aug 2023 12:27 CDT
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Man Utd have successfully navigated a packed pre-season schedule as their preparations for the 2023-24 season come to an end. FootballTransfers brings you all the details from their pre-season form.
Ten Hag led the Red Devils to the EFL Cup and third place in the Premier League in his first campaign after joining from Ajax, and he used pre-season to blood young players as well as to integrate new acquisitions into his squad.
While the Glazer family are currently negotiating the club's sale to either Sheikh Jassim or Sir Jim Ratcliffe, United have been working to recruit players behind the scenes, with Mason Mount, Inter goalkeeper Andre Onanaand Atalanta forward Rasmus Hojlund already on board.
READ: How Man Utd will line up with Onana and Mount
In preparation of the new campaign, United embarked on a pre-season tour of the USA - their first trip State-side in five years, with games against Arsenal, Real Madrid, and Ryan Reynolds' Wrexham.
Their packed schedule began on July 12 with a 2-0 win over Leeds in Oslo. A youthful Man Utd side ran out comfortable winners thanks to goals from Noam Emeran and Joe Hugill.
They then took on Lyon on July 19 at Murrayfield and won by a 1-0 scoreline. The winner was scored by forgotten man Donny van de Beek.
GOALLL!!! ⚽️@Donny_Beek6 opens the scoring with a sweet volley 🍬#MUFC
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) July 19, 2023
A third successive win followed against Arsenal, with Jadon Sancho and Bruno Fernandes on the scoresheet.
However, United then lost 3-1 to Football League newboys Wrexham, although the Red Devils fielded a team of youth players due to their friendly against Real Madrid the next day.
The fixture against Los Blancos quickly turned into a nightmare for new recruit Andre Onana between the sticks as he was chipped by Jude Bellingham and then found himself on the receiving end of a spectacular Joselu bicycle kick in a 2-0 defeat.
Their final game of the US tour against Borussia Dortmund also ended in defeat as goals from Diogo Dalot and Antony were not enough to cancel out Donyell Malen's brace and the winner from Youssoufa Moukoko.
Ten Hag's side then returned to the United Kingdom to take on Lens at Old Trafford on August 5. The Red Devils went 1-0 down after Florian Sotoca produced a sublime halfway line finish to lob Onana, but they turned it around in the second-half thanks to goals from Marcus Rashford, Antony and Casemiro.
The Red Devils' final pre-season game the day after the win over Lens, with a second-string squad travelling to Dublin to take on Athletic Club. Harry Maguire's error led to Nico William's opener in the 29th minute, but a second-half red card for Aitor Paredes opened the door for an equaliser, which duly came in stoppage time through Facundo Pellistri.
Man Utd pre-season friendlies 2023: Fixtures and results
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 12 July | Leeds | WON 2-0 (Emeran, Hugill) |
| 19 July | Lyon | WON 1-0 (Van de Beek) |
| 22 July | Arsenal | WON 2-0 (Sancho, Bruno Fernandes) |
| 25 July | Wrexham | LOST 1-3 (Jurado) |
| 26 July | Real Madrid | LOST 2-0 |
| 30 July | Borussia Dortmund | LOST 3-2 (Dalot, Antony) |
| 5 August | Lens | WON 3-1 (Rashford, Antony, Casemiro) |
| 6 August | Athletic Bilbao | DREW 1-1 (Pellistri) |
How to stream and watch on TV Man Utd’s pre-season friendlies
All of United's pre-season games were broadcast live on MUTV, either through the club's official website or their app.
