Atletico Madrid

Manchester United will face Atletico Madrid in a preseason tuneup match that comes a week before the start of the 2022/23 Premier League season.

We want to get the players to get the minutes in their legs. But we have another yellow, this time for Fred who tugs on the shirt of Angel Correa in the United half. A majority [of players] have to play 90 minutes because that is what you want when you go into the league. J.M. Gimenez misjudges a ball and Martial is free on goal, but he fires over the bar with a recovering defender on his back. 45th min.: Nice play by Man United. Good passing through the lines and it's Marcus Rashford who picks out Anthony Elanga in the box, but Elanga's shot is easily stopped. 67th min.: It's a challenge for Man United now. Although they tried, Manchester United struggled to generate enough clear-cut opportunities against a solid defensive side like Atletico, and when they did, the players didn't quite have the finishing touch. The most interesting conversation around the starting lineup against Brighton will probably center around Eriksen and whether he should be there from the opening whistle given the impact his substitute appearance had on the Atletico Madrid match. Ten Hag pushed his players for more minutes in this match and he made just four subs, with the first ones only coming on at the 70th minute mark. 75th min.: You can already notice the difference with Christian Eriksen on the field. Man United 'keeper David De Gea, who had a quiet afternoon, couldn't stop the Felix blast, screened by his teammate who was covering on the play. Marcus Rashford and Anthony Elanga had attempts on goal, Harry Maguire was dangerous on a couple of corner kicks, and Facundo Pellistri even had a late look at goal that was blocked.