Summer signing Youri Tielemans could make his debut in a Manchester United shirt on Saturday when his new team takes on Paris Saint-Germain in Sweden. His minutes will almost certainly be limited, but Tielemans should feature in some capacity, given that he’s been training with the rest of the side for more than a week.
Another player who returned a week ago is starting goalkeeper Senne Lammens, and he will very likely see his first minutes of the preseason here.
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Perhaps he’ll even be in the first XI? While yes, it is only preseason, United will be facing the UCL holders, so manager Michael Carrick will need to field a team with some strength in it.
Two players who will very likely not feature in this one are goalkeeper Karl Darlow (another summer transfer window addition) and striker Benjamin Sesko.
Darlow is recovering from an unspecified surgical procedure while Sesko is still working towards building up full match fitness.
Both are expected to return somewhat soon. Meanwhile Lisandro Martinez is injured again, but there are realistic hopes that he’ll be ready by opening day.
And then finally, Matthijs de Ligt and Manuel Ugarte remain sidelined as longer-term injury absentees.
Additionally, United have seen some of their World Cup participating players return from their post tournament leave, but they will almost certainly be eased back into it, and may not feature in this one.
Meanwhile the players who participated in the tournament’s final stages are still on holiday.
These two sides have played each other in the preseason before, with PSG beating Louis van Gaal’s United in 2015, at Soldier Field in Chicago.
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