'I'll be watching!' - Manchester United fans love Erik ten Hag decision vs Athletic Bilbao

Manchester United, who face Wolves in their Premier League opener in just eight days time, will be looking to end their pre-season preparations on a high. The Reds have won four of their seven friendlies so far this summer, meaning they will have ambitions of ending their pre-season campaign with more than a 50 per cent win ratio.

United added another win to their tally as recently as yesterday lunchtime, defeating French side RC Lens 3-1 at Old Trafford. They recovered from a goal down at half-time to get back to winning ways, thanks to strikes from Marcus Rashford, Antony and Casemiro.

Manager Erik ten Hag deployed his strongest available XI yesterday, meaning, unsurprisingly, he has made wholesale changes to his starting line-up this afternoon in Dublin, making 11 alterations in total.

The likes of Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Harry Maguire, Christian Eriksen and Jadon Sancho, who stepped off the bench in the second half yesterday, have all been awarded starting berths. It will represent their final opportunities to leave their calling cards ahead of the competitive action getting under way in just over a week's time.

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Meanwhile, the likes of Matej Kovar and Marc Jurado have been named among the substitutes. However, both Dean Henderson and Anthony Martial, neither of whom have featured at any point this summer, have been included in the matchday squad.

Having made the decision to name what is essentially his second-choice XI, Ten Hag will be hoping to gather plenty of information about those knocking on the door of his preferred XI. It is the inclusion of Facundo Pellistri in the starting line-up that has attracted the most attention from United's supporters in the immediate