Leeds United started the pre-season period with a 2-3 defeat to Wrexham, but quickly regained stability with 3 consecutive wins against Sunderland, Liverpool and RB Leipzig.
Daniel Farke's team still has 2 friendly matches against Manchester United and Augsburg before entering the 2026-2027 Premier League season with a confrontation with Nottingham Forest.
During the summer transfer window, Leeds added 3 new recruits including Harry Wilson, Tarik Muharemovic and James Trafford. On the other hand, Pascal Struijk is the most notable departure when moving to Brighton & Hove Albion.
Leeds has reason to be confident as they once defeated Man United 2-1 right at Old Trafford in the Premier League last season. They will aim for another victory in the upcoming confrontation.
Meanwhile, Man United is also actively preparing for the new season. Coach Michael Carrick's team will start the 2026-2027 Premier League campaign with a match against Hull City.
M.U lost 0-1 to Wrexham in the first friendly match, but then defeated Rosenborg 5-0 and Atletico Madrid 2-1. In the most recent match, Man United drew 1-1 with defending European champion Paris Saint-Germain.
Carrick's team still has 2 friendly matches, respectively against Leeds in Dublin and AC Milan of Ruben Amorim, before ending the preparation process.
The Old Trafford team is expected to continue to be active in the transfer market. So far, they have added Andrey Santos, Youri Tielemans and Karl Darlow.
Man United finished last season in third place in the Premier League and will return to the Champions League this season.
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