The Roses Rivalry renews once again, but this time it’s in a friendly, as Manchester United takes on Leeds United on Saturday afternoon. This match will transpire in Stockholm, Sweden’s biggest city, at the very pleasantly named/sounding Friends Arena, or Strawberry Arena. United have already played two friendlies this summer, technically, as they had that Asia Tour in late May.
United faced the ASEAN All-Stars and Hong Kong National Team in “postseason friendlies,” which are different from the preseason friendlies that they’ll soon commence here.
Leeds United vs Manchester United FYIs
Competition: Preseason club friendly
Man United Preview Material: Starting XI Prediction Team News
Kickoff time: 2PM GMT, 19 July Saturday
Location: Friends Arena (or Strawberry Arena), Stockholm, Sweden
Series history: Man United wins 50, Leeds United wins 37, Draws 26
Yes, it is all a bit confusing, where we are right now- preseason? Offseason? Postseason? etc. etc. I guess that’s a natural consequence of just too much football being played. Anyway, here is the first team that we think Ruben Amorim will go with for this one.
Manchester United Starting XI Prediction vs Leeds United
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