Manchester United go end dem preparation for the 2025-26 Premier League season with friendly match against Fiorentina on Saturday afternoon, and trophy dey stake for both clubs.
Fresh from lifting 2025 Premier League Summer Series trophy for United States, Man United go wan collect Snapdragon Cup too.
Match Preview
Last season 2024-25 bad for Man United well-well, but e get new positive vibe for inside club ahead of 2025-26 campaign.
The players dey look fit pass before and dem dey together well this summer. Pre-season don sweet for dem, with two wins and two draws from four matches, plus victory and draw for Premier League Summer Series before dem return UK.
Man United beat West Ham and Bournemouth for US, then draw 2-2 with Everton last match. Now na Fiorentina remain before league go start against Arsenal for August 17.
Coach Ruben Amorim don sign Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo, and dem still dey chase Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig, plus Carlos Baleba from Brighton. Some players go still comot before transfer window close.
No European football for United this season, so dem go focus on league and domestic cups.
Fiorentina dey prepare for Serie A opener against Cagliari on August 24. Dem start pre-season with wins over Grosseto and Carrarese, but Leicester City beat dem 2-0, then dem draw 0-0 with Nottingham Forest on Tuesday.
Last season Fiorentina finish sixth for Serie A – dem best since 2015-16. This summer dem sign players like Simon Sohm, Nicolo Fagioli and Edin Dzeko, but Nico Gonzalez and Michael Kayode don comot.
Form
Man United pre-season form: D W W D
Fiorentina pre-season form: W W L D
Team News
Andre Onana, Joshua Zirkzee and Noussair Mazraoui fit return after injury, but Lisandro Martinez still dey recover from knee injury. Mbeumo start against Everton and fit start again, with Cunha likely to lead attack. Rasmus Hojlund no sure to start because of transfer gist.
Bruno Fernandes go likely play advance role. Mason Mount and Harry Maguire dey push to start, but Luke Shaw fit still keep im place. Sesko medical dey Friday, e never clear if e go feature.
For Fiorentina, David de Gea go return Old Trafford. Coach Pioli go use im squad well, with new signings like Sohm, Fagioli and Albert Gudmundsson, plus Moise Kean for attack.
Possible Lineups
Manchester United: Bayindir; Yoro, De Ligt, Shaw; Amad, Mainoo, Ugarte, Dorgu; Mbeumo, Cunha, Fernandes.
Fiorentina: De Gea; Dodo, Ranieri, Viti, Fortini; Fagioli, Sohm, Barak; Brekalo, Kean, Gudmundsson.
Prediction
Manchester United 2-1 Fiorentina.