Before EURO 2024 and Copa America 2024 ended, many clubs ended their summer break, focusing on returning to prepare for the 2024-2025 season. With Manchester United, they had about a week of training, with their first trip to Norway.
The future of coach Erik ten Hag has been decided. He will continue to lead Man United after extending his contract until 2026. The Dutch strategist's job now is to prepare the best for the "Red Devils" to go through the season more convincingly than before. with the last 2 seasons.
In the 2023-2024 season, Man United only ranked 8th in the Premier League, was eliminated from the Champions League group stage, and soon bid farewell to the Carabao Cup, but the FA Cup championship (winning against Manchester City in the final) helped Ten Hag retain my job.
Of course, fans of the Old Trafford team want to see more positive things, from gameplay to results. But first, they will also have their first look at the home team through upcoming friendly matches.
According to the schedule, Man United's first friendly match is on July 15, with Rosenborg. Five days later, the team will go to Edinburgh (Scotland) to meet Rangers - the last team they met was in the Champions League in 2010.
After that, there will be a training trip in the US lasting about 2 weeks, with 3 quality friendly matches against Arsenal, Real Betis and Liverpool. Last year, Man United beat Arsenal 2-0 in a pre-season friendly match.
One week after the match against Liverpool, Man United will play the Community Shield match with Man City and then one week later, on August 17, officially enter the new season with the match against Fulham in round 1 of the Premier League.
Man United's specific friendly schedule
July 15 - 23:00: Rosenborg vs Man United (Lerkendal Stadium, Trondheim, Norway)
July 20 - 22:00: Rangers vs Man United (Murrayfield stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland)
July 28 - 07:00: Arsenal vs Man United (SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, USA)
1.8 - 09:00: Man United vs Real Betis (Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, USA)
4.8 - 06:30: Man United vs Liverpool (Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, USA)
August 10 - 9:00 p.m.: Man City vs Man United (Wembley Stadium, London, England - Community Shield match).
Man United's Norway tour squad
Because EURO 2024 and Copa America 2024 have just ended, some players are not focused at this time.
Goalkeeper: Andre Onana, Radek Vitek
Defenders: Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Willy Kambwala, Will Fish
Midfielders: Casemiro, Mason Mount, Hannibal Mejbri
Forwards: Amad Diallo, Marcus Rashford, Antony.
