Manchester United vs Lens LIVE! Friendly match stream, latest score and goal updates today
A double-header of pre-season friendlies starts today as Manchester United welcome French side Lens to Old Trafford with the new Premier League campaign in sight. With Athletic Club up tomorrow, fans are eagerly awaiting how Erik ten Hag contends with this weekend of games in what is becoming a bit of a Red Devils tradition.
United ended their tour of the United States on a sour note after the error-ridden defeat to Borussia Dortmund and loss to Real Madrid, so will need a pair of decent results here to ensure they are in good spirits before the big kick-off against Wolves on Monday week.
Erik ten Hag has named a very strong starting line-up for this game while new signing Rasmus Hojlund has been unveiled on the pitch to the United faithful ahead of the game. Follow Man Utd vs Lens LIVE via Standard Sport’s matchday blog!
Live updates
Man Utd 0-1 Lens: 32 mins
A couple of niggling fouls from United in the past few minutes as Lens make it difficult for them in the final third.
First Mason Mount is pulled up for a lunge before Marcus Rashford puts an arm on his defender’s back as they chase a ball towards the corner flag.
Highlights: Florian Sotoca puts Lens ahead from the halfway line
Man Utd 0-1 Lens: 27 mins
Chance!
Alejandro Garnacho scampers away from a United break after nicking the ball back in the centre circle. He fires over from a difficult angle.
It’s been a very decent half-hour from the Argentine.
Man Utd 0-1 Lens: 26 mins
The away end is producing all the noise at Old Trafford as a Lens free-kick is cleared.
Worth bearing in mind these two could meet in the Champions League group stage, with the French side looking like they’ll mix it quite nicely with the big boys so far.
GGGGOOOOOAAAALLLL!!!! Man Utd 0-1 Lens | Sotoca, 22′
WHAT A STRIKE FROM THE HALFWAY LINE!
Wow. Wow. Wow.
Diogo Dalot gives the ball away and Florian Sotoca spots Andre Onana off his line and perfectly executes a stunning lob from miles out.
Lens lead!
Man Utd 0-0 Lens: 21 mins
Mason Mount goes close again!
It’s Bruno Fernandes out to Alejandro Garnacho once again and he faces up the full-back before a lovely dinked cross finds Mason Mount.
He pokes a volley goalwards, which deflects over.
Luke Shaw’s corner meets Garnacho for a decent volley. Blocked.
Man Utd 0-0 Lens: 19 mins
Once again, Lens come forward and a counter lands at Angelo Fulgini after a cute dummy. He fires a low effort narrowly wide.
Man Utd 0-0 Lens: 18 mins
Smart work from Alejandro Garnacho to drop back and do some defensive work after his role in that chance, it was a neat bit of play to pick out Mason Mount with the goalkeeper rushing him.
The new signing has been given the license to get forward along with Bruno Fernandes in a 4-3-3 formation that looks to be leaving Casemiro a tad exposed.
Angelo Fulgini is next to pop up with a shot for Lens, which Andre Onana smothers.
Man Utd 0-0 Lens: 15 mins
HOW HAS HE NOT SCORED?!
Bruno Fernandes picks out Alejandro Garnacho with a lovely raking ball to the left flank and the winger picks out Mason Mount in the middle…
The goal is gaping and he completely fluffs his lines! Oh my, thank the lord it’s a friendly…
Man Utd 0-0 Lens: 13 mins
First proper chance of the game as Lens work it well in plenty of space down their left flank.
Florian Sotoca is teed up for a shot in the box but he curls it over the bar. That’s a warning sign.