MU will accelerate preparation for the pre -season when they confront Leeds United in a friendly match opening this Saturday. And NHM can witness a completely new attack of the team.
Only 50 days after closing the 2024/25 season full of disappointment with a 3-1 victory over Hong Kong in a friendly match without much meaning, Man United will return to play this weekend. Their opponent is Leeds United, in the first friendly match of the summer took place at Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
Man United will play a total of 5 friendly matches before officially opening the Premier League against Arsenal on August 17. The rivals are Leeds, West Ham, Bournemouth, Everton and Fiorentina.
With the transfer of nothing changed, the head coach Ruben Amorim is expected to only award the unofficial debut to the two recruits against Leeds.
Maheus CuHa, a £ 62.5 million contract from Wolves, will almost certainly have the first appearance in the red shirt. Similarly Diego Leon, who completed the transfer from the Cerro Porteno Club (Paraguay) a few weeks ago.
Man United expects to be able to recruit a few more names before this time. They have started negotiating with Brentford from the beginning of June to bring back to Bryan Mbeumo, but the negotiation has not been over. Although he still has not given up the hope of bringing MBEumo to the US tour, the deal will not be completed in time for him to participate in the opening match of the season.
Therefore, CuHa will be the only attack on the Swedish capital. And all the attention will focus on the Brazilian striker.
CuHa came to Old Trafford with the mission of bringing a goal and creativity to the United attack. He is likely to kick at the number 10 left in the 3-4-2-1 diagram of Amorim.
The 26 -year -old striker scored 17 goals for Wolves last season and was one of the most prominent players in the Premier League. He is expected to bring improvisation and energy to the Red Devils, what they lacked in the previous season.
Man United's attack was built based on two households behind a striker. The width of the game is provided by two Wing-backs, who are responsible for rising and maximum attack support.
With the almost sure of the capacity at the number 10 left, the remaining two are the number 10 right and the striker is still open. When the MBEumo deal was not finished and Man United was still hunting for a striker, Amorim was forced to use the available names.
Luckily for him, Amad Diallo has just gone through the best season in his career at Man United, scored 11 goals and created 10 times. He must have the main kick next season, but Amad's specific position will depend on whether MBEumo docked Old Trafford.
However, in the context of the MBEumo deal has not yet gone, Amad may be tried in the No. 10 role in the match against Leeds. Due to the possibility that there will be many personnel changes in the break between the two rounds, each player can only kick 45 minutes.
However, if Amorim arranges a strong squad in a half and spends the rest of the young players, Amad will definitely start in the main squad. The lack of Mbeumo is an opportunity for Amad to prove that he deserves to own the number 10 right.
In the center of the center, Amorim has two possible options: Rasmus Hojlund and young Chido Obi talent. Both are Danes but the last season is completely opposite, and are trying to compete fairly.
Despite its great potential, Obi is only 17 years old. Man United should carefully manage his development, avoiding putting pressure too early on those young shoulders.
Amorim will take advantage of the pre -season stage to assess the progress of OBI and determine the level of development that he can achieve in the next season.
In the opposite direction, he also needs to use the upcoming friendly series to rekindle the confidence for Hojlund. The striker who was bought from Atalanta was in a decline last season. This summer could be the last chance for Hojlund to save his career at Old Trafford. With the support from the back of CuHa and Amad, he could find the inspiration of the competition.
