I don’t understand how 2 mixed games helps our prep to start the season?
Manchester United vs Lens (Sat 5th August, 12:45 UK time)
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That would be interesting all reports beforehand said full team in one for majority of game.
Also usually the week before the league starts you give the 11 you intend to play in the first game close to a full 90.
We will know soon enough anyway.
Ah okay fair enough if you purchased tickets when the fixture was announced. I would never buy tickets for a friendly that far in advance but I can understand your gripe then.
Maybe they play half the first teamers today and half tomorrow.
Aye, I would have thought one of these games has to start with our strongest team in full and that they then play for 60+ minutes.
Well no shit Sherlock, league starts next Friday and it's the main 11/14 players you see now.
Would be weird seeing the team that faced Wrexham now.
Yeah which is what had the excitement levels up for us here.
We're going to have to wait and see as you say but the club will hopefully have some respect for the fans here too
I think the major error was announcing and selling out the Dublin game and then setting the Lens fixture the day before after the fact.
Means no one got to make an informed decision where they knew they where taking a risk.
A shame but hopefully both sets of fans see a good game and come away happy enough.
Pretty much the exact 11 I expect versus Wolves except maybe Wan Bissaka in for Dalot.
Also feck me is Martial a hospital patient. Absolute waste of time owning him these days.
Still putting the lineups in squad number order but ignoring Onana’s number is so stupid 
I hate it.
I hate it.Pretty much the eleven we'll play GW1, with the possible exceptions of Dalot and Garnacho starting.
Sancho didn’t make the cut then.
McTominay on the move?
There’s another game tomorrow..Well no shit Sherlock, league starts next Friday and it's the main 11/14 players you see now.
Would be weird seeing the team that faced Wrexham now.
I imagine this is the team with Rashford moving to the left in place of Garnacho and Hojlund going up top.
I see 2023/24 is still going to be subject to the annoying lineup format! They get the first bit right by starting with Onana, why not do the rest?
I was hoping they were going to slip Hojlunds name on the sub bench.
Don’t suppose they’re showing this free anywhere?
Hopefully he is in the squad tomorrow. See no reason he shouldn't be if he is announced today
I’m hoping he’ll start tomorrows game
Yeah that's probably next week's starting 11. Wouldn't have Dalot myself.
We're not playing next week.
That’s our strongest lineup apart from Hojlund.
German clubs have demand for their tickets but they still try to make them affordable.
Nice line-up! give them 90 today and the first few games of the season...then its winners stay on!
No Henderson, McTominay or Fred in the squad - whereas Maguire and VDB on the bench…
playing another game in Ireland tomorrow.
Maybe, I assume the team tomorrow will be today's bench. Midfield of Eriksen, Hannibal, Donny. We'll see tomorrow I guess.
At least those with tickets for Dublin might get to see the mighty Van der Beek.
Exactly this. He picked up his injury in May and isn’t even fit enough for 30 pre season minutes on August 5??
Looking forward when he gets subbed on in the league in 2/3 weeks, looking depressed and slow like always.
Maybe as everyone's position is not fixed, except the goalkeeper.
Do you think he does it on purpose ?
That bench looks so uninspiring. As long as Martial is our 2nd/3rd choice striker we risk having very little options up front.
What's even the point of Martial ? bloody hell...
Is this on mutv again?
Yep.
All preseason is yes.
It is.