Manchester United vs Melbourne Victory LIVE early team news, predicted lineup and match updates

Manchester United are back in pre-season action on Friday morning when they face Melbourne Victory in their second match of the summer, with kick-off at 11:05 BST.

Erik ten Hag's side were excellent in their opening win against Liverpool earlier in the week and are in for another interesting test against one of Australia's best club sides.

United used 22 different players during their 4-0 victory against Jurgen Klopp's side on Tuesday and Ten Hag is expected to take the chance to give minutes to most of his players once again today.

In terms of early team news, club captain Harry Maguire could make his first appearance of the summer after he returned to training ahead of the match, while summer signing Tyrell Malacia will be looking to build upon his impressive debut for the club.

Stick with us for LIVE coverage of the match from Melbourne Cricket ground.

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Those in Perth may extract hope from Ronaldo's social media workout post in United shorts, posted shortly after Chelsea informed journalists in LA they would not be signing him. Ronaldo has played the media more than opponents over the last fortnight.

United will have welcomed the strategic social media posts as much as their sponsors whose logo appeared, for it keeps the fans at bay amid the glacial squad rebuild.

Chelsea have done Ten Hag a favour by giving Ronaldo a swerve. Authority returned after a four-year absence to the United manager's title and Ten Hag should feel further empowered by Chelsea