Manchester United beat La Liga Real Betis 3-2 at the Qualcomm Snapdragon Stadium named after their new sponsor, with three first-half goals from Marcus Rashford, · Diallo and Casemiro turning the Reds back from conceding a goal. However, manager Ten Hag may not be happy because the club officially announced the news of Hojlund and new signing Lenny · Yoro being seriously injured and out for a long time, and Rashford and Antony have been hit by injuries again, and the Red Devils seem to be shrouded in injury curses.
If one player to impress at Manchester United is to find one, it must be the 22-year-old Diallo. Four years after a €40 million move to Manchester United, he has finally begun to embody his "Atalanta Messi" style, and although he can never become Messi, he deserves to be part of Ten Hag's main squad. If he doesn't start in the Community Shield against Manchester City next Saturday, it will be a surprising ending.
The game started against United when Marcus Rashford set up Jadon Sancho to open the scoring, but it was ruled out for offside. Then the team's starting third goalkeeper, Tom · Heaton, made a mistake to give Betis' Iker · Losada the lead and United trailed 1-0.
However, the Red Devils' attack was quite fluid and they quickly equalised. The biggest hero is Diallo.
Diallo said this week that he can play from anywhere up front and that he did not break his word in the game, threatening from the start and deserving to win a penalty. When he was brought down on a second break in the box, the referee finally pointed to the 12-yard spot and Marcus Rashford converted to level the scores.
Soon, Diallo, who plays as a right winger, suddenly appeared in the middle, received a cross from the left of left-back Harry · Mas, and scored directly with his own good left foot, and Manchester United took a 2-1 lead. It was Diallo's second goal of pre-season and he is trying to put his name on Ten Hag's starting line-up. Just the day before the game, he expressed his desire to finally force Manchester United, and it was not known if that would be possible, but his desire for more playing time had to be met.
Ahmad was constantly involved in possession and his off-ball movement was equally impressive, giving other players space to attack as a result. From a corner, Marcus Rashford won the ball from the spot, and Casemiro swept into the net unguarded to give United a two-goal lead 3-1.
The biggest purpose of the warm-up games was to improve their fitness, but United were plagued by injuries. At Qualcomm Snapdragon Stadium, there were many fouls, but referee Alexis · da Silva was indifferent. Ten Hag made eight substitutions early in the second half but could not avoid injuries as United eventually left two more injured.
In the 59th minute, Rashford limped off the pitch accompanied by new physiotherapy Jordan · Reese from Arsenal, having to take a break on the way and appeared to have a calf injury. However, when he came off the pitch after the game, Rashford's pace looked fine.
Antony, who came on as a substitute for 100 million euros, also left early due to injury after only playing 23 minutes, and he looked very depressed.
Injuries have caused Manchester United, which is mainly young players, to have no intention of fighting, Betis pulled a goal back by Llorente's header, and the final score was locked above 3-2, and Manchester United won the "Qualcomm Snapdragon Cup".
However, Manchester United's two warm-up games in the United States averaged two injuries per game! Prior to this game, the club officially announced that 18-year-old new signing Yoro will be out for three months with a fractured metatarsal, while 21-year-old center forward Hojlund will be out for six weeks with a hamstring strain.
That means Old Trafford fans won't see €62 million signing Joro until October, while Hojlund will miss the Community Shield against Manchester City, Fulham, Brighton and Liverpool in the Premier League, with the Denmark striker expected to return after the September international break.
It is reported that Yoro wants to stay in the team and watch the remainder of the United States pre-season tour and will be assessed again after returning to England to provide a clearer picture of the injury. His absence will be a source of frustration for manager Erik ten Hag, who currently has only three first-team centre-backs in his squad, with Victor Lindelof still looking to sell a player with just one year left on his contract.
In the Community Shield against Manchester City, United are expected to have Lisandro · Martinez, who returns next week, partnering Harry Maguire. Even if they buy a new centre-back, they will not be able to compete in time, and according to the rules, Manchester United must complete the recruitment by noon next Friday before they can successfully register for the game.
As for the vacancy up front, United have signed Netherlands international Joshua · Zirkze for €42.5 million, who has returned to Carrington for training this week. Zirkze will compete with Marcus Rashford and Garnacho for two starting places up front, as the right side is rightfully Diallo.