Man United have had a "positive pre-season" - Red Devils look in strong shape for start of 2026-27 campaign

By Matt Law | 10 Aug 2026 19:14, Last updated: 10 Aug 2026 19:15

Ahead of Manchester United's pre-season clash with Leeds United connected Wednesday night, Sports Mole's Football Editor Matt Law discusses however the Red Devils person fared this summer.

Matt Law, Football Editor: "Good performances, bully results"

It started truly badly, truthful it was lone ever going to get better. That Wrexham crippled was truly bad, but since past they bushed Rosenborg, bushed Atletico, and drew with PSG past clip out. 

It was a unspeakable commencement for Man United successful that game. PSG scored precise aboriginal connected done Mbaye. Dro Fernandez, the truly talented young player, stuck a beauteous transverse into the box, and Ayden Heaven couldn't rather get there. 

His limb wasn't rather agelong enough, and it was a bully decorativeness into the backmost of the net. It was a spot of a sickener for Man United aboriginal on, due to the fact that nary 1 wants to concede aboriginal goals, adjacent successful pre-season. 

But arsenic with the effect against Atletico successful the past game, the effect against PSG was truly good. Mbeumo, who's successful truly bully goal-scoring signifier pre-season playing arsenic the centre-forward, came up with a leveller, and it was an fantabulous goal. 

Amad Diallo did superb enactment down the close to hustle and harry the full-back, instrumentality the shot disconnected him, and enactment it successful the box. 

It was a truly clever decorativeness from Mbeumo, who looks similar he's going to commencement the play arsenic the halfway guardant considering Sesko's absence. Sesko is backmost with the squad present but hasn't played since missing the extremity of past season. It looks similar that's going to beryllium the lawsuit aboriginal on. 

It has been a affirmative pre-season, and erstwhile Mason Mount went disconnected injured successful the aboriginal stages of that PSG game, it looked similar occupation again, due to the fact that Mount has been truly good. 

But the latest reports are that it was precautionary; helium had a spot of a footwear to the foot, and they conscionable didn't privation to instrumentality immoderate other risks. So it's been a truly affirmative pre-season. 

You privation bully performances, bully results and nary injuries successful pre-season. Tom Heaton seemed to propulsion his hamstring, but he's 40 years aged now, and that allowed Dermot Mee to travel successful betwixt the sticks. 

Players are backmost now; I deliberation it's lone Ugarte who's not with the squad astatine the moment. De Ligt has travelled to Ireland, though he's not playing for a portion arsenic he's rehabilitating his backmost aft his backmost operation. 

He's been brought successful for team-bonding purposes, which I similar to see. So lone Ugarte is not with the squad retired of the first-team members.