Manchester United take on Rosenborg in their second pre-season friendly today.
Man Utd suffered a 1-0 defeat by Wrexham in their opening game of the summer last weekend, as Sam Smith scored the only goal six minutes before half-time in Helsinki.
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On a positive note, head coach Michael Carrick was able to hand minutes to a number of senior players and give a debut to summer signing Andrey Santos.
Now it’s on to Norway for the Red Devils and the chance for Carrick to assess where his squad is at as the countdown begins to their Premier League opener against newly-promoted Hull next month.
Rosenborg, meanwhile, are in the middle of their league season and go into this game on the back of successive 3-0 wins over Kristiansund and IK Start to pull away from the relegation zone.
Date, kick-off time and venue
Manchester United vs Rosenborg is scheduled for a 5pm BST kick-off today on Friday, July 24, 2026.
The match will take place at the Lerkendal Stadion, in Trondheim, Norway.
Where to watch Manchester United vs Rosenborg
Live stream: Manchester United’s full pre-season campaign will be broadcast via in-house channel MUTV, which requires a subscription. Membership currently costs £7.99 per month in the UK.
Live blog: You can follow all the action on Friday via Standard Sport’s live blog.
Manchester United vs Rosenborg team news
Man Utd are set to, once again, be without Benjamin Sesko. The striker missed the loss to Wrexham having failed to make a full recovery from the shin issue that saw him sit out the final stretch of last season.
Sesko is set to be unavailable for selection once again, though there is every expectation that he will be fit for the start of the Premier League season.
The same applies to summer signing Karl Darlow after undergoing a minor procedure while at Leeds a few months ago.
Carrick could repeat the trick of naming two entirely different teams in each half, particularly with the staggered returns of his World Cup stars.
All eyes will be on 15-year-old sensation JJ Gabriel, who has been selected for this trip, replacing Ethan Wheatley in Carrick’s 25-man squad as he eyes his senior debut.
However, there is no place yet for new £8m signing from Tottenham, Tynan Thompson. Matthijs de Ligt is also still sidelined.
Rosenborg have doubts over striker Dino Islamovic after he missed the win over Start, but other than that they are at full strength.
Manchester United squad: Tom Heaton, Radek Vitek, Harry Maguire, Leny Yoro, Luke Shaw, Ayden Heaven, Mason Mount, Joshua Zirkzee, Patrick Dorgu, Andrey Santos, Bryan Mbeumo, Chido Obi, Jack Fletcher, Tyler Fletcher, Harry Amass, Toby Collyer, Dan Gore, Dermot Mee, Shea Lacey, Ethan Williams, Jaydan Kamason, Jacob Devaney, Jim Thwaites, Dan Armer, JJ Gabriel.
Manchester United vs Rosenborg prediction
Pre-season is more about fitness and performances rather than results. Carrick will have been encouraged by Santos’ debut against Wrexham as well as displays from one or two youngsters.
As it’s still very early in United’s pre-season, they will give up a lot in terms of fitness to a Rosenborg side that has already played 13 league games. For that reason, we expect an entertaining draw.
Draw, 2-2.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
The two sides have only ever met once before and that too was a pre-season friendly two years ago. Rosenborg came out on top, winning 1-0.
Manchester United wins: 0
Rosenborg wins: 1
Draws: 0
Manchester United vs Rosenborg match odds
Manchester United to win: 2/5
Rosenborg to win: 9/2
Draw: 4/1
Odds via UK betting sites (subject to change).
