After watching all of their Premier League rivals in action this weekend, Manchester United finally get to kick off their campaign against Wolverhampton Wanderers tonight.
26.07.2023 - 05:31 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Erik ten Hag has not watched Welcome to Wrexham and he will certainly not stream the episode of Manchester United's defeat to them.
Ten Hag, on the bench as an observer at the Snapdragon Stadium, watched four members of his tour squad start and one was sent off. It is unlikely any will be called upon against Real Madrid in Houston or Borussia Dortmund in Las Vegas later this week.
Wrexham were bound to depend on the agricultural tactics that finally dragged them back into the Football League against a callow side. All three goals were from aerial deliveries; the second via a Ben Tozer throw-in with the mileage to end up in a different state.
United's evening was compounded by a harsh red card for captain Dan Gore, who remained in San Diego while the first-teamers flew to Texas. Gore was desperate to regain possession after an errant pass and his tackle was overzealous but Andy Cannon's studs were raised higher.
Ten Hag was impelled to inform the referee of his transgressions during the Arsenal game and this was another official who warranted a talking to. Somehow, Nathan Bishop avoided expulsion for poleaxing Paul Mullin.
The United manager remained sat down for the duration as Travis Binnion, the Under-21 coach, managed his players. Darren Fletcher, the technical director, also lent support while the player-coach Tom Huddlestone was also present.
Arguably the greatest gain of the evening will have been for the United commercial department. The attendance of 34,248 is a record for the stadium, which only opened in August.
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After watching all of their Premier League rivals in action this weekend, Manchester United finally get to kick off their campaign against Wolverhampton Wanderers tonight.
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