Manchester United beaten by Rosenborg as pre-season gets underway with a defeat

Manchester United opened their pre-season run pinch a 1-0 conclusion astatine Rosenborg that would person been acold much emphatic if not for nan brilliance of Czech goalkeeper Radek Vitek.

Erik 10 Hag selected an knowledgeable starting XI that contained nan likes of Casemiro, Marcus Rashford, Jonny Evans, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Mason Mount pinch nan quintet playing nan first 45 minutes successful Trondheim.

A youthful squad emerged for nan 2nd play and came nether immoderate aggravated unit earlier yet folding successful injury-time arsenic Noah Holm netted for Rosenborg.

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— Manchester United (@ManUtd) July 15, 2024

The hosts are midway done their play and their superior fittingness was evident from nan outset arsenic Ola Saeter had a extremity disallowed for a adjacent offside telephone 11 minutes in.

Casemiro escaped superior wounded aft Tomas Nemcik caught nan Brazil midfielder astir nan knee earlier United had different scare erstwhile Marius Broholm struck a station pinch a curling effort.

Vitek, who impressed connected indebtedness astatine Accrington Stanley past season, justified his spot pinch a superb double prevention aft 34 minutes, first denying Broholm and past keeping retired an effort that deflected disconnected his ain defender Will Fish.

United continued to unrecorded dangerously and Rosenborg came adjacent again 3 minutes earlier nan break pinch nan awesome Broholm hitting nan barroom and Sverre Nypan and Saeter failing to people successful nan ensuing melee.

Vitek saved good from Broholm arsenic nan first half came to a adjacent pinch United fortunate not to beryllium trailing by astatine slightest 2 goals.

Only Vitek survived nan half-time shake-up arsenic Ten Hag introduced an wholly caller outfield XI.

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— Manchester United (@ManUtd) July 15, 2024

It did small to alteration nan travel of nan game, though, arsenic Rosenborg continued to predominate contempt making changes of their own.

Vitek saved good from substitute Tobias Borkeeiet – tipping nan shot connected to nan barroom – earlier Rosenborg deed nan woodwork for a 4th clip arsenic Emil Frederiksen smashed an effort connected to nan station from a constrictive angle.

United yet created a chance of statement aft 70 minutes, Rosenborg goalkeeper Rasmus Sandberg redeeming good from Ethan Ennis but it was little respite for nan visitors arsenic Vitek was called upon again pinch 4 minutes to spell to support retired a Magnus Holte shot.

It seemed arsenic thought United were going to past only for Holm to respond first to a loose shot successful nan United container and occurrence location pinch nan past footwear of nan game.

Full-time successful Trondheim.#MUFC

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) July 15, 2024