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George Smith

Manchester United confirm 26-man squad for pre-season friendly vs Leeds

Manchester United have confirmed that new signing Mason Mount has been included in the 26-man squad that will travel to Oslo for tomorrow's pre-season friendly against Leeds United.

Mount, 24, joined United from Chelsea last Wednesday on an initial five-year deal and he could make his debut against Leeds at the Ullevaal Stadion. The England international trained with his new teammates for the first time last Thursday and will now be looking to make his first appearance in United colours.

Mount has been joined in the squad by the likes of Raphael Varane, Lisandro Martinez, Jadon Sancho and Fred. United are currently thin on the ground in terms of senior stars after 15 players were granted extended summer breaks after appearing on international duty last month.

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It means the likes of Diogo Dalot, Bruno Fernandes, Christian Eriksen and Marcus Rashford will play no part against the Whites. They are expected to get their first outings of pre-season against Lyon in Edinburgh on Wednesday-week.

However, despite being pictured in first-team training at Carrington last week, the likes of Dean Henderson, Donny van de Beek, Anthony Martial and Antony have all been left out of the travelling squad for the trip to Oslo. United have not confirmed why.

A flurry of youngsters have been named in the travelling party, including the likes of Alvaro Fernandez, Rhys Bennett, Dan Gore, Hannibal Mejbri, Shola Shoretire and Amad. The latter flourished on loan at Sunderland last season and is expected to have plenty of attention focused on him over the next few weeks.

United's 26-man squad for Leeds fixture:

Goalkeepers: Tom Heaton, Nathan Bishop, Matej Kovar.

Defenders: Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Marc Jurado, Raphael Varane, Lisandro Martinez, Rhys Bennett, Will Fish, Alvaro Fernandez, Brandon Williams.

Midfielders: Fred, Mason Mount, Kobbie Mainoo, Hannibal Mejbri, Dan Gore, Toby Collyer, Isak Hansen-Aaroen, Maxi Oyedele, Charlie Savage.

Forwards: Amad, Jadon Sancho, Shola Shoretire, Noam Emeran, Omari Forson, Joe Hugill.

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