Overview
- Manchester United named a 22-man travelling squad that includes new signing Youri Tielemans and has Bruno Fernandes available for what is expected to be Tielemans’s first appearance for the club.
- New signing Matheus Cunha and goalkeeper Senne Lammens were held at Carrington to fully recover from minor illnesses and will rejoin the group at the Republic of Ireland training camp next week.
- Several senior United players remain out for post-World Cup rest or longer-term injuries, with Marcus Rashford, Kobbie Mainoo and Lisandro Martinez still absent and Benjamin Sesko, Matthijs de Ligt and Manuel Ugarte unavailable due to injury.
- Paris Saint-Germain have only just returned to pre-season and suffered a 3-0 defeat to Mallorca earlier this week, so Luis Enrique is rotating while selectively reintegrating internationals ahead of the UEFA Super Cup.
- The friendly kicks off at 4pm BST on Saturday at Gothenburg’s Ullevi, will be shown in the UK exclusively on MUTV, and is being used by Carrick to evaluate his new midfield shape ahead of the Ireland camp and the build-up to the Premier League opener on 22 August.