MANCHESTER UNITED go up against Athletic Club less than 24 hours after facing French opposition Lens.
The Red Devils beat Lens 3-1 at Old Trafford on Saturday but are now already back in action over in Dublin.
And similar to last year, Erik ten Hag’s men won’t have much time to enjoy the result.
United will be in unfamiliar territory as this will be the first time that the English giants have played in Dublin since Jose Mourinho was in charge six years ago.
Furthermore, Athletic have got an impressive record against the Red Devils so it could be a tough test for the Premier League outfit.
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When is Man Utd vs Athletic Club?
- Manchester United’s pre-season match against Athletic Club will take place on Sunday, August 6.
- It is scheduled to get underway at 4pm BST.
- Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland is the allocated arena for this fixture and it can host approximately 51,700 fans.
- Athletic sent United crashing out of the Europa League when the two sides last met in 2012.
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What TV channel is it on and can it be live streamed?
- Manchester United vs Athletic Club will be broadcast LIVE on MUTV in the UK.
- Coverage is expected to commence from 3pm BST – a whole hour before kick-off.
- Fans also have the option to stream the match on the official Manchester United website.
- Alternatively, SunSport will have minute-by-minute action of the entire match including pre and post-match content through our live blog.
Team news
Erik ten Hag will be switching up his starting line up after the match against Lens just a day before.
Rasmus Hojlund officially put pen to paper on the day of the Lens friendly, but he will not be playing against Bilbao.
It has emerged the £72million signing sustained an injury in pre-season training with his now former club Atalanta.
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That definitely rules him out of the season opener here a week on Monday against Wolves.
But he is also a doubt for the trip to Tottenham the following Saturday.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
