The others will play in the Rangers game I expect.
Rosenborg vs Manchester United (Mon 15th July, 17:00 UK time)
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That’s also been my impression of him but ETH’s post match exchange with him after the FA cup final was very much what he did with Kobbie the year before, makes me think that he’s the dark horse for this year. He seems to be highly rated by coaches ever since his Brighton days, so maybe we’re missing something that they can see?
Will Fish did nothing at Hibs to suggest he was a Manchester United player. In fact, he struggled at times to suggest he was a Hibs player.
You guys are playing already? I don't think Chelsea are until the middle of next week
So, no more free pre-season games at MUTV. Oh well.
We have the mentality of champions, unlike you slackers.
I heard Norway was expensive but 100 to 200 quid for a ticket to a friendly.? Shocking!
You'll all be knackered by the time the season begins!
Excited for this preseason. I think that having the Community Shield against City this season will hopefully focus minds a bit earlier and we won’t see the sluggish start to the PL campaign that we have for the last two years
It's our M.O. Tough pre-season then looking tired in August but then looking tired in December and looking extremely tired in May. Works like a charm.
Wow. That’s a very youthful squad.
Would be expecting to see a few more first teams players at those prices!
Yea, Lacey picked up another injury at the end of last season. Not sure when he's due back. Casemiro is there in the traveling squad.
It's no surprise United keep coming back here every year. Short travel and 20k+ nutcases willing to pay on average £150 to watch a squad full of no names. The ultimate cash cow, especially when you also factor in PL subscription costing almost £100 when rest of Europe pay a fraction of that.
Good point that. Didn’t even think of that.
We can’t start as badly as last season. It was laughable how far off it we looked
Sensible squad selection, that. Evans to babysit the kids and we can show Casemiro what life in an oil state might be like.
Our pre-season schedules never make sense to me. Just an excuse for the club to make money while our players have to endure poor preparation for the season ahead. We always start slowly for a reason.
Don't all the big clubs have similar pre-seasons to us nowadays? They all seem to travel to foreign countries for most of their games - usually ones with a big market like the US.
Just checked City and Liverpool and they've got 4 and 3 games in the US respectively, similar to us. Liverpool then come back for a home friendly v Sevilla, similar to us last season v Lens (we'll presumably see the Community Shield match as this seasons equivalent).
The difference seems to be the more high profile friendlies for our youth / squad players - such as the trips to Norway and the Wrexham friendly in the US. But I doubt they effect our start to the season.
For some reason I thought Hannibal had left permanently
that guy Berrada looks good, hat-trick debut maybe ?
Must win
ETH first real test.
Team news confirmed: Rosenborg v United
Vitek
Wan-Bissaka
Evans
Fish
Murray
Casemiro (c)
Hannibal
Rashford
Mount
Williams
Wheatley
Substitutes: Harrison, Mee, Aljofree, Amass, Bennett, Jackson, Ogunneye, Collyer, J. Fletcher, Mather, Oyedele, Scanlon, Ennis, Hugill.
Was hoping that Amass would start considering our issues at LB, don't know much about Murray - Does anybody else?
Vitek
Wan-Bissaka
Evans
Fish
Murray
Casemiro (c)
Hannibal
Rashford
Mount
Williams
Wheatley
Substitutes: Harrison, Mee, Aljofree, Amass, Bennett, Jackson, Ogunneye, Collyer, J. Fletcher, Mather, Oyedele, Scanlon, Ennis, Hugill.
Was hoping that Amass would start considering our issues at LB, don't know much about Murray - Does anybody else?
Mount! And some of our resident norwegians thought it'd be a B team
Here we go start of the long road to glory in 24/25, I desperately hope.
Ronny!!! 
Ronny Johnsen looking well.
Ffs that line up
Am I doing this right?
Am I doing this right?
Forgot Hannibal plays for us!
Have to get practice in early.
Bloody hell! Looks like a school outing. 
You forgot 'He'll be gone by Christmas'.
also comment on how shocking the bench is
Rashford starts
Don't forget team announced in number order. Grrrrrrrrr
Still debating with myself on whether to get MUTV for a month to try and follow preseason. The US kick off times are horrible though.
We've got the Community Shield the week before you start.
Man City start their friendlies after us!