Manchester United's Under-21s take on Altrincham in a pre-season friendly on Friday night.
The PDP group (U17 to U21) began pre-season by taking on TSV 1860 Munich and FC Nurnberg at Adidas HQ in Germany. The U21s also played a behind-closed-doors friendly against Burnley at Carrington last weekend.
JJ Gabriel scored and assisted in that game, which came a day after the first team's visit to Norway, but the youngster will not be involved tonight as he has been included in the senior squad for tomorrow's game in Sweden.
Jacob Devaney, Dan Gore, Chido Obi and Toby Collyer have not travelled with the first team, suggesting they could be involved.
We'll bring you all the build-up to the game, live updates and a report on the whistle.
Follow below for live match updates from Moss Lane.
Collyer, Gore, Wheatley, Devaney, Moorhouse, Obi, Orozco and Leon are all with the squad tonight.
Adam Lawrence has strong options at his disposal this evening.
Defender Tyler Fredricson has joined Ineos-owned Lausanne-Sport on a permanent transfer.
Fredricson made his first-team debut against Wolves in April 2025 before making a further three senior appearances. Fair to play to him for leaving to kickstart his professional career
United nserted a “high percentage” sell-on clause into the deal. There is also a buy-back clause.
Tyler Fredricson of Manchester United
Tyler Fredricson has left Manchester United(Image: James Gill - Danehouse/Getty Images)
United's youth teams are gearing up for the new season, while a large number of academy players continue to spend time around the first team as Michael Carrick oversees training ahead of the third pre-season friendly.
This week's edition of the Manchester Evening News' Academy Notebook includes updates on the club's new goalkeeper signing, Harry Amass' contract situation, and an entry on why sales shouldn't be ruled out.
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JJ Gabriel has been included in the first-team squad for Saturday's friendly against Atletico Madrid.
Goalkeepers: Bayindir,Heaton, Mee, Vitek.
Defenders: Amass, Armer, Dorgu, Heaven, Kamason, Maguire, Shaw, Yoro.
Midfielders: J. Fletcher, T. Fletcher, Mount, Santos, Thwaites.
Attackers: Lacey, Mbeumo, Gabriel, Williams, Zirkzee, Amad.
Jack Fletcher and JJ Gabriel
Jack Fletcher and JJ Gabriel
Hello and welcome to today's live Manchester United Under-21 match blog.
The U21s will take on Altrincham in a pre-season friendly at Moss Lane this evening. Join us for build-up to the game, live updates throughout the 90 minutes and reaction following the final whistle.