Manchester United vs Leeds LIVE: Pre-season friendly match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

GettyManchester United take on Leeds United this evening in the next of their pre-season friendlies. This is sligthly different, taking place in Dublin at the famous Croke Park stadium, which is known for its gaelic football. It holds 82,300 at full capacity, and knowing the volume of United fans in Ireland, it could be close to a sell-out crowd for today’s game. Michael Carrick’s men are coming off the back of a 1-1 draw with Paris Saint-Germain in Gothenberg, Sweden. Bryan Mbeumo levelled from the penalty spot against the weakened Champions League winners, who went ahead inside two minutes thanks to Ibrahim Mbaye’s opener. Before that, the Red Devils defeated Atletico Madrid 2-1 and Rosenborg 5-0 to follow their surprise 1-0 defeat by Wrexham, the Championship club, in Helsinki, Finland. There could be returns for several of United’s World Cup stars, including Marcus Rashford, who could well make his first appearance for the club since December 2024, having spent the last season and a half on loan at Aston Villa and Barcelona. Keep up to date with all the latest from Dublin with our live blog below. Manchester United vs Leeds latest newsNew shirt number!Senne Lammens has moved from No31 to No1 for Manchester United this season.It follows Altay Bayindir’s departure on loan to Celta Vigo. Match oddsStandard Sport predictionAs the season gets closer, the old pre-season cliche of “The result doesn’t matter” surely gets thrown out of the window, particularly when United and Leeds lock horns. Both sides will be keen to claim the bragging rights here, and Leeds are in good form, having strung together three straight wins against Sunderland, Liverpool and RB Leipzig. United, however, with their World Cup stars back, should have enough to emerge victorious. Leeds team newsThere are two main injury concerns for Daniel Farke. Ilia Gruev, the Bulgarian midfielder, is still sidelined with a knee injury that curtailed the end of his campaign last term, while Gabriel Gudmundsson, the first-choice left-back, is out with a hamstring problem that will likely see him miss the start of the Premier League season.Lucas Perri has a hand injury, but the Brazilian goalkeeper is expected to depart Elland Road in this transfer window, after the arrival of James Trafford. He could come into the side here, with third-choice Alex Cairns lining up for the Whites in this pre-season campaign so far. Fellow new recruit Tarik Muharemovic has already been bedded in after Bosnia’s short-lived World Cup, and Harry Wilson, freshly signed from Fulham, has also had some minutes in his new colours. Man Utd team news - Who is likely to start? Diogo Dalot should see his minutes increase after playing half an hour against PSG, which could see Noussair Mazraoui could partner Harry Maguire in central defence.Youri Tielemans is pushing to make his first start since joining, after coming off the bench at the weekend, which could see Kobbie Mainoo and Andrey Santos start on the bench. Bruno Fernandes should get the nod from the off.Up front, Patrick Dorgu should continue in attack, supporting lone striker Bryan Mbeumo alongside Amad Diallo. Matheus Cunha was not involved against PSG but will hope for his first minutes of pre-season off the bench.Lisandro Martinez joined up with the squad later than others, having been part of the Argentina team who lost the World Cup final, so is not expected to feature.Man Utd team news - Rashford returnsRashford, who returned to Man Utd’s Carrington training ground on Sunday morning, joined the rest of Carrick’s squad on the plane to Ireland later that day.There could be a first appearance for summer signing Karl Darlow, though first-choice goalkeeper Senne Lammens, who missed the friendly against Paris Saint-Germain through illness, should start.Fellow goalkeeper Tom Heaton sustained a hamstring injury against PSG and received treatment on the pitch before being replaced by Dermot Mee. His involvement is also under question.How to watchTV channel: In the UK, Man United vs Leeds will be televised live for free on ITV1, with coverage starting at 7pm BST ahead of kick-off at 7.30pm.Live stream: UK viewers can also catch the contest live online via the ITVX app.Hello and welcome!... to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Manchester United’s pre-season friendly clash with Leeds United at Croke Park. Michael Carrick’s side are looking to get back to winning ways after a 1-1 draw with Paris Saint-Germain last time out. Stay tuned for all the updates, with kick off at 7.30pm BST. Getty