Manchester United vs Atletico Madrid LIVE
Michael Carrick took his pre-season win record to 66 per cent as Manchester United came from behind to beat Atletico Madrid 2-1 at the Strawberry Arena in Stockholm. The club had won one and lost one before heading to Sweden to face the La Liga giants, but put on a decent performance to ensure victory. A frustrating first half saw United go behind to an accidental goal as Arnau Ortiz’s cross went untouched and floated in at the far post. United had chances aplenty to equalise but squandered a number of presentable chances and trailed at the break.
The second period was another story entirely as Shea Lacey won a spot-kick, which Mbeumo duly converted before tapping home from Jack Fletcher’s cross to put his side in front. The lead held, and United became the triumphant holders of the coveted Snapdragon Cup.
There was more good news as the 15-year-old wonderkid JJ Gabriel came on in the second half to make his senior debut for the club. Catch up with the action as it happened below with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog, featuring expert insight and analysis.
Manchester United vs Atletico Madrid latest news
- GOAL! Mbeumo gets his brace
- GOAL! Mbeumo equalises from the spot
- GOAL! Ortiz cross sneaks in at far post
- How to watch: MUTV
FULL-TIME: Manchester United 2-1 Atletico Madrid
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United take the spoils in Stockholm!
Manchester United 2-1 Atletico Madrid
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90mins: Three minutes have been added on.
Manchester United 2-1 Atletico Madrid
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89mins: Gabriel jinks into the box but runs into traffic and loses the ball.
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87mins: Mount thinks he has spotted the keeper off his line and shoots from range, but misses well wide.
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84mins: Close! Hjulmand hits one post for Atletico before Rodrigo Mendoza heads onto the other!
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81mins: Here we go... JJ Gabriel comes on for his debut, replacing Bryan Mbeumo! His introduction gets the loudest cheer of the afternoon from the crowd.
Thwaites also comes on.
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79mins: Zirkzee does well to engineer some space for himself in the box, shrugging off challenge after challenge, but his cross to Mbeumo is ultimately cut out.
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79mins: United seem far more comfortable since the goal and are pressing on in search of a third.
GOAL! Manchester United 2-1 Atletico Madrid | Mbeumo '74
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Mbeumo has a brace from nowhere! Fletcher rips down the right flank and plays a smart low cross for Mbeumo to poke home.
Manchester United 1-1 Atletico Madrid
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73mins: Heaton gets down quickly to deny Arnau Sola’s shot, denying a tidy Atletico move.
Here come changes for United. Shaw, Dorgu and Lacey off for Armer, Amass and Zirkzee.
Manchester United 1-1 Atletico Madrid
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70mins: Lemar’s free-kick is straight into the wall and seems to have caught Andrey Santos square in the face. He needs a moment to recover.
Manchester United 1-1 Atletico Madrid
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68mins: Mount concedes a free kick in the United half, about 30 yards from goal.
Manchester United 1-1 Atletico Madrid
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65mins: Heaven tracks back well to halt Esteban’s attack with a perfectly-timed tackle.
Manchester United 1-1 Atletico Madrid
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60mins: Lacey dances into the penalty area with some tricky footwork, but opts to go alone rather than pass and his effort from a tight angle is easily dealt with.
Atletico are now making seven changes. Names to come.
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58mins: Atletico have had most if not all of the possession since the United equaliser, but can’t do much with it. A ball over the top to Lookman is overcooked and goes behind.
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55mins: That penalty was a welcome one for United, who have rather been let off given all the chances they missed in the first half. All square here now though.
Mendoza shoots from range in a bid to restore Atletico’s lead, but Heaton makes a routine stop.
GOAL! Manchester United 1-1 Atletico Madrid | Mbeumo '53
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Mbeumo makes no mistake from 12 yards, scoring with a hop, skip, and a jump.
PENALTY! Manchester United 0-1 Atletico Madrid
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Penalty to United! Heaven finds Lacey in the box and some quick footwork confounds Castillo, who trips the forward and leaves the referee with no choice.
Manchester United 0-1 Atletico Madrid
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50mins: Castillo makes a slaloming run forward but is dispossessed by Heaven, who is later booked for tripping his man off the ball.
Manchester United 0-1 Atletico Madrid
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48mins: A bit of a plodding start to the second half, this. Not an awful lot of energy, vim or vigour on display.
2ND HALF: Manchester United 0-1 Atletico Madrid
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Back underway!
Changes
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Three changes for Atletico, too, as Hjulmand. Jimenez and Mendoza are introduced.
Jan Oblak has also been replaced.
Changes
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United have made substitutions. Amad Diallo comes off for Jack Fletcher.
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The players look like they are beginning to make their way back out. We’ll be back underway shortly...
HALF-TIME: Manchester United 0-1 Atletico Madrid
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There’s the whistle! Atletico lead at the break thanks to Ortiz.
Manchester United 0-1 Atletico Madrid
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43mins: Atletico go close to a second! It is Ortiz again, who has been the most threatening of the Atletico players here, but Heaton makes a serviceable if unconvincing save.
Manchester United 0-1 Atletico Madrid
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40mins: Yoro does well to dispossess Lookman and set United on the attack. Shaw has a go himself, but there’s a big deflection and he can only win a corner. Oblak catches this one.
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39mins: Yoro heads over from Shaw’s cross. United have been far from clinical this afternoon - they’ve had plenty of chances.
Manchester United 0-1 Atletico Madrid
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38mins: Dorgu wins yet another foul - he is giving Dominguez a tricky afternoon. One more set-piece chance for United.
Manchester United 0-1 Atletico Madrid
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35mins: Amad is down after what appeared to be a late tackle, but the offender Ruggeri is not penalised. Diallo takes a moment to get back to his feet but seems fine.
Manchester United 0-1 Atletico Madrid
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33mins: It just isn’t quite happening for United here. Heaven rises highest to get his head on the corner but nods wide.
Manchester United 0-1 Atletico Madrid
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33mins: Another opportunity for Dorgu to get into the box but he can’t quite get his feet in order and the chance goes begging. He does win a corner, though.
Manchester United 0-1 Atletico Madrid
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29mins: That’s a great chance! Superb work from Lacey to work space on the right flank. He whips a tidy cross in to Mbeumo, who runs onto it and heads wide.
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27mins: Mount’s delivery from the free-kick leaves a little to be desired and is routinely cleared.
Manchester United 0-1 Atletico Madrid
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26mins: Dorgu is having a great afternoon. He wins a foul at the corner of the box after a foul from Carlos Martin.
Manchester United 0-1 Atletico Madrid
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24mins: The free-kick is lobbed into the mixer but Heaven clears with a no-nonsense header.
Manchester United 0-1 Atletico Madrid
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24mins: A soft foul is given against Heaven as Carreras throws himself to the ground in a 50/50. Free kick for Atletico.
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23mins: Dorgu is played into the half-space, but he falls victim to a marginal offside.
Manchester United 0-1 Atletico Madrid
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21mins: Heaven makes a smart clearance to prevent the latest Atletico attack.
Manchester United 0-1 Atletico Madrid
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19mins: Atletico make a pacey foray forward but Castillo left too early and the flag is up.
Manchester United 0-1 Atletico Madrid
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16mins: Dialllo shoots low and through the wall, but Oblak does just enough to react in time and keep it out with his feet.
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So too are Mount and Mbeumo.
Manchester United 0-1 Atletico Madrid
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16mins: Diallo is standing over the free-kick...
Manchester United 0-1 Atletico Madrid
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14mins: Santos plays a wonderful pass between the lines to Mbeumo, who combines with Mason Mount and bears down on goal before being upturned on the edge of the box.
Manchester United 0-1 Atletico Madrid
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11mins: Yoro heads wide after Mbeumo floats a corner to the back post.
Manchester United 0-1 Atletico Madrid
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10mins: Shaw catches Mount’s cross on the volley with some venom, but Oblak does well to parry.
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7mins: Ortiz is feeling his oats and has another crack from range, which flashes wide.
GOAL! Manchester United 0-1 Atletico Madrid | Ortiz '5
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Ortiz puts a super cross into the box and nobody collects it. Heaton can only watch as it sneaks in at the far post!
Manchester United 0-0 Atletico Madrid
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5mins: The free-kick is flicked goalwards but Mount puts it behind for a corner.
Manchester United 0-0 Atletico Madrid
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Amad’s flick for Yoro doesn’t quite come off and Ortiz breaks down the left. Maguire clatters him to half the attack but concedes a free-kick in doing so.
