United can technically claim a win from their afternoon outing, having triumphed 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out to decide the Snapdragon Cup, with substitute Kobbie Mainoo netting the deciding spot-kick past De Gea’s late replacement Tommaso Martinelli.

Ruben Amorim’s men concluded a positive rehearsal for the 2025-26 campaign with a 1-1 draw and 5-4 penalty shootout victory against Fiorentina at Old Trafford. Much has changed for the club – on and off the pitch – since Amorim said “the good days are coming” in late May.