Leeds vs. Man United: Red Devils boss Michael Carrick set to name strong team for "iconic occasion"

By Matt Law | 10 Aug 2026 19:28, Last updated: 10 Aug 2026 19:30

Ahead of Manchester United's pre-season affable with Leeds United connected Wednesday, Sports Mole's Football Editor Matt Law looks astatine the existent signifier of the Red Devils squad.

Matt Law, Football Editor: "It's going to beryllium a beardown squad for this game"

Rashford is much earmarked for the AC Milan game. He was ever going to question to Ireland for the camp, which is precise important to get him backmost successful the plaything of things and backmost successful the premix with his teammates. 

Lammens and Matthijs de Ligt didn't question for the past crippled due to the fact that of illness; they were backmost with the squad, but they're some fine. I afloat expect Lammens to commencement successful goal. 

I deliberation Bruno Fernandes evidently comes backmost into the team, having appeared disconnected the seat past clip out. I'm expecting Tielemans to commencement arsenic well. 

He had a truly bully show disconnected the seat and moved the shot truly well, arsenic we cognize helium can. It's not a shock; he's not an chartless quantity. 

We've each seen him, whether astatine Villa oregon passim his career, truthful we cognize what benignant of subordinate helium is. Dalot was backmost arsenic well, and Yoro was connected the bench. The right-back is an absorbing 1 for the commencement of the season. 

Yoro has played determination a lot, Mazraoui is present back, and Dalot is present back. I'm not definite which of those 3 is going to commencement against Leeds, if I'm honest. 

I deliberation lone Michael Carrick knows that astatine this stage, unless the players person been told. It's going to beryllium precise absorbing to spot which mode helium goes there. 

Maguire and Shaw, we expect them to beryllium successful the starting broadside if it is Tielemans and Fernandes. Will we spot Mason Mount? Maybe not, due to the fact that he's been injured, truthful Santos successful the middle. 

Cunha, I think, disconnected the bench. I'd beryllium amazed if Cunha was thrown consecutive successful to start, considering he's been astatine the World Cup, past not trained, past been unwell. 

Mbeumo done the middle, Amad Diallo volition commencement again arsenic well, and possibly Dorgu too. It's precise absorbing to spot however the squad is shaping up astatine the moment. 

All the players person joined up, including De Ligt, who evidently won't play but is successful the squad. Kobbie Mainoo is back. 

JJ Gabriel wasn't successful the squad against PSG, but he's with the squad for this game, truthful helium could perchance beryllium involved. Only Ugarte is an absentee for a agelong period, considering that genu wounded helium picked up astatine the World Cup. 

Everyone other is looking successful bully shape; I don't privation to jinx it by saying idiosyncratic important is looking bully and past picking up an injury, due to the fact that that's usually however it goes. 

Zirkzee has been phased retired of the squad of late, which suggests he's not going to commencement the season, but volition helium beryllium 1 to determination connected earlier the extremity of the transportation window? That's surely 1 to watch. 

I don't deliberation helium has a accidental of starting this game. It's going to beryllium a beardown squad for this game, and United volition privation to bash good against Leeds. 

It's going to beryllium specified an iconic occasion; that portion of the satellite emotion their shot and emotion Manchester United. 

I'm definite there'll beryllium a batch of enactment for Leeds successful the stadium arsenic well. It's going to beryllium a truly bully game, and 1 that I bash deliberation Carrick volition truly privation to win, adjacent though it's pre-season.