Manchester United to play Wrexham in San Diego friendly game this summer

Manchester United will play Wrexham in San Diego this summer as part of a week-long pre-season training camp in the United States.

Erik ten Hag is likely to pick a youth-focused team from their travelling tour squad, including academy prospects, for the 25 July encounter at the Snapdragon Stadium in southern California.

For Wrexham, this will be the first trip to the USA in the non-league side’s history. The Welsh club were brought to prominence in America when taken over by the Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in November 2020.

The friendly date, which will be part of United’s first trip to the US in five years, was announced via Twitter on Monday evening. The clubs also posted a video of the Wrexham co-onwers, Reynolds and McElhenney, taking part in an online video call with Sir Alex Ferguson.