Man Utd 0-1 Atletico Madrid: Late Joao Felix Strike Sinks Erik Ten Hag’s Side as Fred Sees Red | Watch Highlights
Manchester United suffered their first defeat of pre-season as Atletico Madrid’s Joao Felix’s late strike secured a 1-0 victory for his team in Oslo.
On paper, it was a friendly game but what played out on the pitch was far from friendly with United midfielder Fred sent off in the closing stages for a second bookable offence moments after Felix’s ferocious strike broke the deadlock.
With one week until United’s first Premier League game of the season, Erik Ten Hag selected a team that is likely to start against Brighton next Sunday – live on Sky Sports – but was without Jadon Sancho due to illness.
Atletico Madrid, a few weeks behind in their pre-season preparations, made a raft of changes midway through the second half, to bring on Felix, Antoine Griezmann, Alvaro Morata, Koke, Rodrigo de Paul and Saul. It was ultimately this injection of quality which turned the game for the Spanish side.
Christian Eriksen made his debut off the bench and provided a few dangerous moments for United, including a corner which saw Harry Maguire miss a free header from close-range just five minutes before Felix’s winner.
Watch match highlights below.
