Manchester United lost 1-0 against Rosenborg at the Lerkendal Stadion in their first pre-season friendly of the season.
United’s players reported back to Carrington for the start of pre-season training last Monday and just seven days later they were looking to put what they have been working on into practice. Manager Erik ten Hag traveled to Norway with a 25-man squad and changed his entire outfield side at half-time, only keeping goalkeeper Radek Vitek in the team from the XI that started.
Rosenborg are midway through their domestic season and their greater match sharpness was in evidence, with United’s goalkeeper denying them on several occasions. The hosts also hit the woodwork four times before a 92nd-minute winner earned a victory they had probably merited.
United now return to Carrington before Saturday’s fixture against Rangers at Murrayfield. That will be the second of five friendlies United will navigate their way through between now and the Community Shield clash with Manchester City at Wembley on August 10. After they face Rangers they fly out to the United States for their official pre-season tour and three more friendlies.
