The friendly phase before MU's season ended and the Reds will start the 2025/26 campaign with the Great Arsenal War on Sunday. The sources close to say that only two MU names are definitely kicked.
The 2025/26 Premier League season is coming very close to Man United. The Reds will start the campaign with Arsenal welcoming at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon, and Ruben Amorim's choice will be affected by impressive players in this week's training session.
“It is very good and unlike last season, when we had to be very difficult to fill out the name of 11 players,” coach Amorim said when asked about headache in choosing a player.
“This is normal, so I have to think. The players need to fight the week to be able to change my mind. I have an idea, but they can change my mind during the week,” the Portuguese strategist added.
It is interesting that coach Amorim admitted that he had an “idea” about his starting squad on the opening day of the campaign, although the choice in the period before the season showed that only two players were sure to play from the beginning.
Bruno Fernandes and Amad Diallo are praiseworthy players from last season and they were the only two Man United players who were kicked in all 5 friendly matches before the season. The couple played in the match against Leeds in Sweden, with West Ham, Bournemouth and Everton in the US, and also played in the last friendly match of summer with Fiorentina at Old Trafford last week.
The captain of Fernandes played at No. 10 and the midfielder backwards. Amad played 4 matches in the right -back position, but only played the No. 10 position in the match against Bournemouth. It seems that Amorim decided Amad's position for the new season. The 23 -year -old Ivory Coast can still contribute to the attacking style from the position of the full -back, and Amorim praised his performance in the match against Fiorentina.
Man United need more threats to attack when confronting teams deploying a deep defensive squad and letting Amad play in the position of the full -back in those situations is reasonable, considering his ability to attack and creativity. However, it is unclear whether Amorim will rank Fernandes in any position in the match against Arsenal. The Portuguese star will definitely play from the beginning, but fans will argue about where Fernandes will play until the starting lineup is determined.
Man United spent a total of £ 127.5 million for Maheus Cuha and Bryan Mbeumo, and both of these players are expected to be mainly playing at No. 10. Is that Fernandes often used in the midfield position? In fact, where Fernandes scored in most of the competition may not be important because he still played well anyway. The 30 -year -old has a stable performance.
However, this will be a controversial topic, especially when there are concerns about midfield before the new season. The fact that Fernandes played with Manuel Ugarte, Kobbie Mainoo, or Casemiro was not really convincing, this explained why Amorim wants to recruit a new midfielder before the transfer.
Leny Yoro and Cunha deserve to be mentioned when talking about the players who certainly played in the match against Arsenal on Sunday. Yoro played the main match, except for the opening match against Leeds, and Cunha was only absent in the match against Bournemouth due to health problems. Most likely they will play with Fernandes and Amad in the match against the Gunners at Old Trafford.
