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Man Utd v Atletico Madrid LIVE: Team news, score and updates from pre-season friendly 30%
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8/1/2026, 4:01:37 AM
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Manchester United continue their pre-season tour of Scandinavia as they take on fellow European heavyweights Atletico Madrid in Stockholm.
United bounced back from their surprise opening defeat to Wrexham with a rampant 5-0 win over Norwegian outfit Rosenborg, with the youngsters in the squad particularly impressive.
They now face their biggest test of pre-season so far, with Atletico coming into the clash off their 4-1 triumph of their LaLiga rivals Getafe, which saw Ademola Lookman bag a brace.
It kicks off a run of exciting friendlies for Michael Carrick’s side, who will also face Paris Saint-Germain, fierce rivals Leeds and AC Milan - with the likes of £35m summer signing Youri Tielemans and first-choice keeper Senne Lammens expected to return for those clashes - before their Premier League curtain-raiser at Hull City.
Follow all the action from the pre-season friendly below:
Man Utd v Atletico Madrid LIVE
Man Utd continue pre-season tour of Scandinavia with friendly against Atletico Madrid
Sesko, de Ligt and Ugarte all absent due to injury but squad slowly coming together
United beat Rosenborg 5-0 last time out
Predicted line-ups
Man United XI: Heaton; Yoro, Maguire, Heaven, Shaw; Mount, Santos; Mbeumo, Lacey, Dorgu; Zirkzee.
Atletico Madrid XI: Oblak; Llorente, Le Normand, Hancko, Ruggeri; Koke, Hjulmand, Martin; Mendoza; Lookman, Cubo.
Team news
Man United look set to be without Benjamin Sesko along with Manuel Ugarte and Matthijs de Ligt due to injury, but there is a boost in the form of Amad Diallo’s return.
New boy Andrey Santos is likely to start again while there is a slim chance of a debut for Youri Tielemans, who has finally arrived at Carrington off the back of the World Cup.
Atletico are without their Argentine and Spanish stars that featured in the World Cup final - all those other than Marcos Llorente, who is already back for the squad despite his involvement for La Roja.
How can I watch it?
Fans can watch the match on MUTV, with an annual subscription costing £29.99.
When is Man United vs Atletico Madrid?
Manchester United’s pre-season friendly against Atletico Madrid kicks off at 2pm BST on Saturday 1 August at the Strawberry Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
Man Utd v Atletico Madrid
Manchester United continue their pre-season tour of Scandinavia as they take on fellow European heavyweights Atletico Madrid in Stockholm.
United bounced back from their surprise opening defeat to Wrexham with a rampant 5-0 win over Norwegian outfit Rosenborg.
It kicks off a run of exciting friendlies for Michael Carrick’s side, who will also face Paris Saint-Germain, fierce rivals Leeds and AC Milan before their Premier League curtain-raiser at Hull City.
Good afternoon
Hello and welcome to live coverage of Manchester United’s latest pre-season friendly.
The Red Devils take on Atletico Madrid in a bit of a step up after facing Wrexham and Norwegian side Rosenborg in their first two games on this tour.
Kick off is at 2pm BST.
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