Ruben Amorim drinking from a bottle of water at Old Trafford
Ruben Amorim has a new look Manchester United attack this season
Manchester United have their focus firmly back on the Premier League this season after prioritising Champions League qualification through winning the Europa League during the latter months of last term.
Focusing on Europe contributed to finishing 15th in the league last season. As a result of that lowly finish and their defeat to in the Europa League final, are not in any competitions this season.
will instead have plenty more time to work with the squad between matches compared to the last campaign. After a positive pre-season and some summer spending, hopes are high.
have , . For the optimists, they are their , behind (7/4), (9/4), (7/2) and (8/1).
The view from our senior football writer, George Smith
United have enjoyed a really strong summer both on and off the pitch. They have strengthened their attacking options with three statement signings, and all of a sudden, last season's biggest weakness looks like being one of their biggest strengths ahead of the new campaign.
With no European football to come this term, United's main priority is to ensure European football is back on the menu for 2026/27. , would represent an excellent season for the Reds in their first full campaign under Ruben Amorim.
United need to get back into the Champions League after being absent from it since 2023/24. However, given how badly last season went, .
There is an upbeat mood within the squad, and the players demonstrated throughout pre-season that they have bought into Ruben Amorim's plans. While the signing of carries an element of risk, United have been very smart with the additions of and . Scoring goals shouldn't be an issue this term.
Transfers in
Benjamin Sesko - RB Leipzig (£66.4million plus £7.3million in add-ons)
Bryan Mbeumo - Brentford (£65million plus £6million in add-ons)
Diego Leon - Cerro Porteno (£3.3million plus £7million in add-ons)
Enzo Kana-Biyik - Le Havre (free transfer)
Matheus Cunha - Wolverhampton Wanderers (£62.5million)
Transfers out
Christian Eriksen - released
Dan Gore - Rotherham United (loan)
Elyh Harrison - Shrewsbury Town (loan)
Enzo Kana-Biyik - Lausanne-Sport (loan)
Ethan Wheatley - Northampton Town (loan)
Habeeb Ogunneye - Newport County (loan)
Hubert Graczyk - released
Jack Kingdon - released
Jack Moorhouse - Leyton Orient (loan)
James Nolan - released
Joe Hugill - Barnet (loan)
Jonny Evans - retired
Marcus Rashford - Barcelona (loan)
Radek Vitek - Bristol City (loan)
Sam Murray - Carlisle United (undisclosed)
Sonny Aljofree - Notts County (loan)
Tom Myles - released
Tom Wooster - released
Victor Lindelof - released
All information is correct as of the date of publication.
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