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Luis Enrique has now teased what type of Paris Saint-Germain team might turn up against Manchester United in the upcoming pre-season showdown on Saturday.
PSG will only play two pre-season matches this summer after the end of the World Cup last month, as Luis Enrique’s men returned to action on Wednesday.
The defending Champions League holders visited the Estadi Mallorca Son Moix in Spain and French side PSG suffered a 3-0 defeat to RCD Mallorca.
PSG will immediately return to competitive action in the UEFA Super Cup and Trophee des Champions after their encounter with Manchester United.
Luis Enrique during the Champions League 2025-26 round-of-16 second-leg match between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain at Stamford Bridge in 2026 in London, England.
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Luis Enrique’s PSG starting XI could still be missing key players for the Man Utd match on Saturday
Michael Carrick and Co will travel to the Nya Ullevi in Gothenburg and will cross paths with Paris Saint-Germain in their final three matches of their tour.
Manchester United’s last outing against Atletico Madrid saw the Red Devils chalk up a superb 2-1 comeback win thanks to a second-half brace from Bryan Mbeumo.
United manager Michael Carrick has overseen two wins and a defeat since the start of the Red Devils’ pre-season tour ahead of the World Cup final in July.
Speaking after the RCD Mallorca loss, Luis Enrique hinted that he could be without some of his “international players” for the pre-season tie against United in Sweden.
“In three days, we’ll play another friendly,” he told PSG TV, as per PSG’s official website.
“It’s to be expected; we’re waiting for our international players to return before we can really see what our team looks like.”
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Luis Enrique is in a race against time for more PSG senior players to return to the Ligue 1 club
PSG’s pre-season training kicked off last month at the Campus PSG in Poissy, but Enrique’s men have been returning to training in different waves in July and August.
Much like Carrick at the Carrington training complex, Enrique has slowly seen different first-team PSG players trickle back to the club after the World Cup.
Considering Enrique’s comments after the RCD Mallorca defeat, PSG are unlikely to have a full roster of players to choose from in their final pre-season match.
Carrick, on the other hand, has seen the United first-team squad build momentum with the different players returning, including Red Devils skipper Bruno Fernandes.