Overview
- Manchester United play a pre-season friendly against Wrexham at Helsinki Olympic Stadium with a 4pm BST kick-off on Saturday, July 18, 2026, marking the club’s first match of the summer.
- New signing Andrey Santos is included in the travelling 25/26-man party and could make his debut while the squad is heavily supplemented by academy and fringe players because many senior members remain at the World Cup or have been given extended rest.
- Key absences for fitness and medical reasons include Benjamin Sesko, who continues a shin-recovery programme, Karl Darlow, who is recovering from a minor procedure in Manchester, and Manuel Ugarte, who will be a long-term absentee after successful knee-ligament surgery.
- The Helsinki fixture is available only via the club’s MUTV stream or a Wrexham match pass and has no UK terrestrial or national radio broadcast.
- The game gives Carrick an early chance to assess new arrivals and younger players ahead of further pre-season fixtures against Rosenborg, Atlético Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Leeds and AC Milan that will shape selection for the Champions League season.