Manchester United drew the curtain on their pre-season preparations yesterday with a 1-1 draw against Athletic Bilbao in Dublin.
Erik ten Hag named a second-string side at the Aviva Stadium, with most of his first-choice options completing 90 minutes in the 3-1 win over RC Lens the day before. Plenty of the younger prospects impressed on Sunday, with Facundo Pellistri grabbing the late equaliser and cancelling out Nico Williams' opener.
And so United finished their pre-season preparations with a draw, the only stalemate in a summer that also included four wins and three defeats, spanning two continents and five countries. Ten Hag's side kicked off their summer with quick-fire wins over Leeds and Lyon, before heading off to the United States and beating Arsenal 2-0.
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A young side were beaten by League Two Wrexham before defeats against Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund ended their US tour on a low. United returned to Old Trafford on Saturday, that 3-1 win over Lens restoring optimism and strong performances from the likes of Pellistri and Hannibal Mejbri yesterday will only intensify that feeling.
Ten Hag got a chance to assess a huge number of players, from senior players fighting for a future to young talent hoping to make an early impression. A total of 47 players featured, and the Manchester Evening News have collated their minutes.
Tom Heaton: four starts, 270 minutes
Was the first-choice before Andre Onana's arrival in the United States and has continued to feature regularly since his
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