Lisandro Martinez’s worldie free-kick and more things spotted in Manchester United training

Manchester United geared up for their US pre-season tour curtain-raiser against Arsenal on Saturday by training in the warm American sunshine on Friday.

The players underwent a morning and afternoon session as the club’s international stars get back into the groove of matchplay. Andre Onana joined the Reds in his first session as a United player although it is unclear if he will feature against Arsenal.

Bruno Fernandes is expected to feature after being handed the captain’s armband full-time on Thursday. He is due to lead United out for the first time in his new role against the Gunners. The Portugal star is one of many yet to feature in United’s pre-season games so far with Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho and Casemiro all poised for their first outings this weekend.

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Lisandro Martinez took part in shooting practice later on in the session and showed how good a finisher he is. Fernandes was tasked with pinging the balls in for teammates who took a touch before trying to fire past Dean Henderson in goal.

The goalkeeper made a number of clever stops but Martinez found the corner with two strikes before bending in a sumptuous free-kick in-off the crossbar in an eye-catching finish to bring an appreciative reaction from his colleagues.

It may have been warm during training but the likes of Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Brandon Williams were dealt a shock when the sprinklers washed them with cool water. A group of United stars were playing keepy-up when the devices triggered.

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