Man United's pre-season clash with Preston North End, which was scheduled for last Saturday, had to be postponed following suspected coronavirus cases in the Red Devils camp, although it ultimately proved to be a false alarm, with the squad quickly cleared to return to training.

As a result, the 20-time English champions have only taken part in three friendlies this summer, opening their preparations for the new campaign with a 2-1 victory over Derby County on July 18 before suffering a 4-2 defeat at Queens Park Rangers on July 24.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side then played out a 2-2 draw with Brentford on July 28 and will now round off their pre-season with a clash against Everton at Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon.

The Red Devils will open their 2021-22 Premier League season at home to Leeds on August 14 before finishing the month with clashes against Southampton and Wolverhampton Wanderers, and it is vital that the team make a strong start if they are to seriously challenge for the league title.

Jadon Sancho is due in training for the first time on Friday, but Raphael Varane has not yet completed a move to the 20-time English champions, meaning that he will not be involved against Everton; the Frenchman, though, could potentially make his debut against Leeds at Old Trafford.



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曼联原定于上周六与北角普雷斯顿的季前赛被迫推迟，原因是红魔营地出现疑似冠状病毒病例，但最终证明这是一场虚惊，队员们很快恢复了训练。

因此，这支20次获得英格兰冠军的球队今年夏天只参加了三场友谊赛。7月18日，他们以2-1战胜德比郡队，开始了新赛季的准备工作。7月24日，他们以4-2败给了皇后公园巡游者队。

7月28日索尔斯克亚的球队2-2战平了布伦特福德，周六下午他们将在老特拉福德与埃弗顿进行一场季前赛。

红魔将于8月14日在主场对阵利兹的比赛中开启他们2021-22赛季的英超联赛，然后在这个月的最后一场比赛中对阵南安普顿和狼队。如果球队想要真正挑战联赛冠军，一个强劲的开局是至关重要的。

帕顿·桑丘将在周五首次参加训练，但拉斐尔·瓦拉纳还没有完成转会，这意味着他将不会参加对埃弗顿的比赛。法国人有可能在老特拉福德对利兹的比赛中首次亮相。