Manchester United will play their final pre-season friendly against Sampdoria at Dublin's Aviva Stadium on Wednesday. The Red Devils beat Valerenga in Oslo on Sunday after completing a tour of the United States and now have a last chance to warm up before their competitive season begins with the UEFA Super Cup next week.
The latest Man Utd transfer rumours Serie A side Sampdoria finished 10th in the Italian top flight in 2016-17 but have lost the likes of Luis Muriel, Bruno Fernandes and Milan Skriniar for sizeable fees this summer.
The latest Man Utd transfer rumours Serie A side Sampdoria finished 10th in the Italian top flight in 2016-17 but have lost the likes of Luis Muriel, Bruno Fernandes and Milan Skriniar for sizeable fees this summer.
Game Manchester United vs Sampdoria
Date Wednesday, August 2
Time 19:45 (local & BST)
TV CHANNEL & LIVE STREAM
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In the UK, the match will be available to watch live on television on MUTV and by stream via the MUTV app.
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In the US, the match will be available to watch live on television on ESPN2 and by stream via WatchESPN or the MUTV app.
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SQUAD & TEAM NEWS
Position Man Utd players
Goalkeepers De Gea, Romero, J. Pereira
Defenders Darmian, Valencia, Fosu-Mensah, Bailly, Blind, Jones, Lindelof, Smalling, Tuanzebe, Mitchell
Midfielders Carrick, Fellaini, Herrera, McTominay, Pogba, Lingard, Mata, Mkhitaryan, Matic, A. Pereira
Forwards Martial, Lukaku, Rashford
David de Gea, Antonio Valencia and Jesse Lingard did not travel to Norway for the Valerenga match, with the Englishman apparently suffering from muscle fatigue.
Chris Smalling and Victor Lindelof are likely to see time together at centre-back at some point as Eric Bailly is suspended for the Super Cup and Nemanja Matic could make his first appearance since signing from Chelsea.
Potential starting XI: De Gea; Valencia, Smalling, Lindelof, Blind; Fellaini, Matic, Pogba; Mkhitaryan, Lukaku, Rashford.
Position Sampdoria players
Goalkeepers Puggioni, Tozzo
Defenders Bereszynski, Dodo, Leverbe, Murru, Pavlovic, Regini, Sala, Silvestre, Simic
Midfielders Alvarez, Barreto, Capezzi, Djuricic, Linetty, Praet, Torreira, Verre
Forwards Bonazzoli, Caprari, Kownacki, Quagliarella
Ex-Arsenal goalkeeper Emiliano Viviano has been left out of Sampdoria's 23-man squad as he recovers from an injury.
Czech Republic wonderkid Patrick Schick is also in Italy as he was only due to report for pre-season training on Tuesday following the European Under-21 Championship.
Potential starting XI: Puggioni; Bereszynski, Silvestre, Regini, Murru; Barreto, Torreira, Linetty; Alvarez; Quagliarella, Caprari.
