West Ham United are headed to the city so nice, they named it twice this weekend. They’ll take on Manchester United in the capital of the world, in the first match of the Premier League Summer Series. While it is just an exhibition on Sunday, a match where the result doesn’t matter, this will still have a massive crowd and electric atmosphere.
Irons boss Graham Potter will go with a strong team here for certain.
Premier League Summer Series FYIs
Manchester United vs West Ham United
Kickoff: July 26, 7pm, Metlife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
Team News, Both Sides: go here
Starting Lineup Predictions: MUFC West Ham
While there are plenty of youth players in the travel squad, and they will see time on this tour, this match will be different.
The kids will play, but not major minutes, nor in a starting capacity, for this one.
West Ham Starting XI Prediction vs Man United
Alphonse Areola; Jean-Clair Todibo, Maximilian Kilman, Nayeuf Aguerd; Aaron Wan-Bissaka, James Ward-Prowse, Tomas Soucek, Guido Rodriguez; Maxwel Cornet, Jarrod Bowen; Nicklas Fullkrug
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