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Updated August 5, 2023

Old Trafford returns to life with Man United's stunning victory

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Man United finally returned to their home, Old Trafford. Thousands of fans attended today to give a warm welcome to the club with some new faces

Old Trafford returns to life with Man United's stunning victory

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After the US tour, Manchester United finally returned to their home, Old Trafford. Thousands of fans attended today to give a warm welcome to the club with some new faces. Manchester United finally unveiled Rasmus Hojlund today in front of 50 thousand fans of Man United. However, he is yet to make his debut for the Red Devils. Meanwhile, new goalkeeper Andre Onana made his home debut today as Man United welcomed RC Lens at Old Trafford, where the Red Devils secured a comfortable victory. Despite conceding a goal in the first half, Manchester United made a very strong response in the second half and scored three more goals to earn the victory.

Match Report

It has been a tough pre-season for Manchester United as they lost three of their last four games before returning home. But Old Trafford has always been different for the Red Devils. Man United's boss Erik Ten Hag deployed a very strong lineup against RC Lens today. He set up the team formation with 4-2-3-1, where Marcus Rashford played as the central forward. Antony and Alejandro Garnacho played as the two wingers for Man United, while Bruno Fernandes was in a bit deep, giving space for Mason Mount. On the other hand, Lens manager played his team in a 3-4-2-1 formation against the home side. Despite being the visiting team, RC Lens gave a strong fight against Manchester United. Their counterattacks looked very threatening in the first half. The French club stunned thousands of Man United in the early of the game. In the 23rd minute, Diego Dalot made a wrong pass, giving the ball to Lens' striker Florian Sotoca. He looked to Andre Onana, who was far ahead of the goalpost and fired a long chip outside the box. Onana failed to stop and conceded an early goal. https://twitter.com/ronaldmorgan_/status/1687798145042792448?s=20 However, Manchester United had good chances in the first half, but their strikers failed to find the net. Therefore, Man United went to the break with a one-goal down. But the second half's scenario was completely different. Manchester United were very sharp in the second half and didn't take much to find the equalizer. Striker Marcus Rashford scored the leveler in the 48th minute with a fantastic pass from Brazil international Antony. After that, Man United scored two more goals in between six minutes. Antony converted Garnacho's stunning pass into a goal in the 53rd minute to put Man United ahead. Six minutes later, Casemiro found the net with a header to make the scoreline 3-1. However, both teams couldn't score more in the remaining minutes. Therefore, the match ended with a 3-1 victory for Manchester United.

Erik Ten Hag on Rasmus Hojlund

Manchester United unveiled Rasmus Hojlund today. However, the player didn't play today's game. But manager Erik Ten Hag believes Hojlund has a huge potential. Ten Hag said, "He is really a front man, very direct to the goal, a very good presser, a physical presence, and I think in the balance of this squad we needed that. Alongside Rashford, [he is] another player who is direct and can score goals and that is all in his mind – he wants to score goals."

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