Atletico Madrid Vs Manchester United: Team News, H2H Prediction (Pre-Season)

Atletico Madrid Vs Manchester United: Team News, H2H Prediction (Pre-Season)

Manchester United round off their preseason campaign with a double-header against Atletico Madrid.

First up is a repeat of last season’s Champions League round-of-16 games, with United meeting Atletico Madrid in Oslo.

While all the usual caveats must be applied to preseason friendlies, it’s another interesting test for Erik Ten Hag’s side.

Certainly, there’s not much about Diego Simeone and Atletico that screams “non-competitive”, even if the game will not be quite as feisty as we saw a few months ago.

Again, its important not to put too much emphasis on preseason, but United have showed signs of promise.

Already having beaten Liverpool, a win against another Champions League-level side would be a statement of sorts.

 

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Atletico Madrid vs Manchester United team news

It remains hugely unlikely Cristiano Ronaldo will feature amid further doubts about his future.

The 37-year-old was put through his paces at the club’s Carrington training base having returned for talks following his transfer request,

although Ronaldo is still believed to want to leave.

New signings Christian Eriksen and Lisandro Martinez played in a behind-closed-doors

friendly at Carrington but it’s worth keeping in mind United play Rayo Vallecano on Sunday,

so Ten Hag will likely split his selection across the two games.

For Atletico, a strong team involving Jan Oblak, Thomas Lemar and Alvaro Morata is expected.

 

Head to head (h2h) history and results

Atletico Madrid wins: 2

Draws: 2

Manchester United wins: 0

 

Atletico Madrid vs Manchester United prediction

United are a touch further along in their preseason campaign than Atletico and, frankly, have looked very strong.

Man United to win 2-0.

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