Fitness key to campaign ahead
Mason Mount thought he had grabbed a winner for the Red Devils at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium this evening.
It was a superb strike from the English midfielder, leaving Pickford with no chance of keeping it out.
Since joining from Chelsea, injuries have hampered Mount’s career at Old Trafford.
Ruben Amorim will be hoping he can stay fit this season and live up to being the player Frank Lampard once thought he was.
Low key celebrations for Red Devils
It is always a strange one, teams winning trophies for pre-season friendlies.
Bruno Fernandes looked embarassed to walk up to the elaborate display for the ‘Summer Series’ winners.
While his side, technically, has some silverware now it is not likely to make him bulletproof with the owners this campaign.
Board need to back their man
It was a torrid season for Man Utd last campaign, finishing a woeful fifteenth in the Premier League table.
Having added two attackers, the elephant in the room is still their lack of striker.
Rasmus Hojlund is certainly not the answer to their problems, try as he might, he is not a natural goalscorer.
This was underpinned by the manager opting to play Matheus Cunha up front but that didn’t seem to work either.
Nobody knows if there is any more money to spend, if you speak to any of the staff laid off last season, they would say no.
One moment Sir Jim Ratcliffe is saying how close the club was to going bankrupt, the next they are building new stadiums and spending £150m on players.
