Manchester United face their highest-profile pre-season friendly of the summer as the tour of Scandinavia continues with a clash against double reigning Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain.
The Swedish city of Gothenburg plays host to the heavyweight clash, as Michael Carrick’s side look to build on a friendly campaign that has seen them win their previous two matches – including a 2-1 comeback win over Atletico Madrid in Stockholm last time out.
PSG are an intimidating foe, although their star-studded squad will likely still be missing a number of players who played for France during their run to the semi-finals at the World Cup last month and they lost their previous friendly 3-0 to Mallorca. However, they will still provide a fascinating test as Carrick gears up for his first full season at the helm.
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Man United v PSG - live updates
- Man United draw 1-1 with PSG in high profile pre-season friendly in Gothenburg, Sweden
- Bryan Mbeumo equalises as United impress against double reigning Champions League winners
- 32' GOAL! Mbeumo arrows a finish into the corner after brilliant work from Amad [MUN 1-1 PSG]
- 2' GOAL! Mbaye slides home Dro's perfect cross [MUN 0-1 PSG]
Man United happy with their day's work
Saturday 8 August 2026 18:32 , Luke BakerA job well done for United
A solid performance against the European champions 💪
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) August 8, 2026
Man United's upcoming fixtures
Saturday 8 August 2026 18:15 , Luke BakerHere’s what United fixture schedule looks like over the next couple of weeks
Friendlies
August 12: Man Utd vs Leeds - Dublin, 7.30pm
August 15: Man Utd vs AC Milan - Wroclaw, 3.45pm
Premier League
August 22: Hull City vs Man Utd - MKM Stadium, 12.30pm
Amad Diallo: 'We need to keep going'
Saturday 8 August 2026 18:03 , Luke BakerAmad Diallo looked really good this afternoon and he’s spoken to MUTV straight after the game.
“PSG are a good side,” said Amad. “We keep working on our fitness That’s why we are here. We’re happy to have other players back in the team as they return from the World Cup. We need to keep going.
“We need to keep improving the fitness. It’s a big season ahead of us and we need to try and win games.
“It was a good game today. We know how tough PSG are. Having players like Bruno and Mazrouai and others back is good. We’ll have rest of the team in Dublin. That’s an exciting thing and we’ll keep going.
“We have two more games against Leeds and Milan. Keeping improving fitness is the most important thing. We’ve got a big season coming. I hope we can win trophies this season.”
FULL-TIME! Man United 1-1 PSG
Saturday 8 August 2026 17:56 , Luke BakerAll over in Gothenburg. No late winner for United but another 90 minutes in their legs and some promising performances.
Amad, Mbeumo, Aantos and Maguire all very impressive. And a draw, even in pre-season, with the two-time reigning European champions is nothing to be sniffed at
Man United 1-1 PSG, 90+3 mins
Saturday 8 August 2026 17:51 , Luke BakerOne final effort for PSG as Kvaratskhelia cuts inside and curls one at goal but it flies wide. Can’t be long left here.
Man United 1-1 PSG, 90+1 mins
Saturday 8 August 2026 17:49 , Luke BakerHarry Amass strides down the left, gets a glint in his eye as he cuts inside and tries a spectacular finish from a long way out but it flies harmlessly wide.
Man United 1-1 PSG, 90 mins
Saturday 8 August 2026 17:48 , Luke BakerHere was the moment of needless commitment in a pre-season friendly where Safonov, 45 yards out his goal, nearly decapitated Zirkzee with a diving headed clearance...
Man United 1-1 PSG, 88 mins
Saturday 8 August 2026 17:47 , Luke BakerAll United now! Fernades gets the ball 30 yards out, shifts it on to his right foot and rifles a shot at goal but it’s narrowly wide of the right post. I think Longoni might have been beaten there.
CLOSE! Man United 1-1 PSG, 86 mins
Saturday 8 August 2026 17:46 , Luke BakerWas that the chance for United? Zirkzee releases Dalot down the right, he crosses for Fletcher whose close-range header is blocked Zabarnyi, then his follow-up is likewise stopped by the ex-Bournemouth defender.
The ball falls to Lacey at a tight angle and he lashes for goal but the ball flies over.
CLOSE! Man United 1-1 PSG, 81 mins
Saturday 8 August 2026 17:41 , Luke BakerThe intensity has inevitably dropped here. It matters little, because it’s pre-season, but can either side find a winner?
Bruno Fernandes tries to! It’s a lovely pass slipped through to him by Amass and the captain tries to curl one into the far corner but it flashes narrowly wide. Close!
Man United 1-1 PSG, 76 mins
Saturday 8 August 2026 17:36 , Luke BakerSafonov has been booed almost constantly since that incident by the United fans in the crowd but the pantomime villain departs, shortly after Maguire takes aim from distance and forces him into a save.
It’s 18-year-old Alessandro Longoni on in goal for PSG for the final 15 mins or so.
Man United 1-1 PSG, 72 mins
Saturday 8 August 2026 17:32 , Luke BakerCarnage s Safonov sprints 40 yards out of his goal and heads clear, getting to the ball milliseconds before Zirkzee but clattering into the United man as he launches himself at the ball.
The ball then breaks and the crowd are urging Jack Fletcher to shoot from 45 yards with the goal gaping but he passes forward to Lacey instead and his eventual shot is deflected wide.
Man United 1-1 PSG, 71 mins
Saturday 8 August 2026 17:29 , Luke BakerYoro and Amass work together to stop a PSG attack but concede a corner. It comes to nothing though as United defend it well.
Man United 1-1 PSG, 69 mins
Saturday 8 August 2026 17:27 , Luke BakerDalot skips forward and goes past one man but the ball then just runs away from him.
Here’s how the United XI on the pitch now looks after all those changes, by the way.
United XI: Mee; Dalot, Yoro, Maguire, Amass; Tielemans, T Fletcher; J Fletcher, Fernandes, Lacey; Zirkzee
Man United 1-1 PSG, 64 mins
Saturday 8 August 2026 17:24 , Luke BakerIt looks like Youri Tielemans is being readied to make his first appearance in a Manchester United shirt.
And yep he’s one of five changes. Tielemans, Joshua Zirkzee, Harry Amass, Jack Fletches and club captain Bruno Fernandes - who receives a huge roar from the crowd - enter the fray. The big dogs for both teams coming on!
It’s Shaw, Santos, Amad, Dorgu and Mbeumo making way
Man United 1-1 PSG, 60 mins
Saturday 8 August 2026 17:20 , Luke BakerHere come the Parisian cavalry - the big guns being brought off the bench.
Marquinhos, Vitinha, Joao Neves and Nuno Mendes come on for Koukaba, Pacho, Mayulu and Dro
SAVE! Man United 1-1 PSG, 54 mins
Saturday 8 August 2026 17:14 , Luke BakerMbeumo nearly has a second goal (and a fourth in two games) as he cuts in on his left foot and curls a shot towards the top corner but Safonov springs across to push it away. Superb save from the PSG keeper!
It was a sumptuous ball forward from Maguire to Mbeumo as well, by the way. His distribution has been exquisite today.
Man United 1-1 PSG, 50 mins
Saturday 8 August 2026 17:08 , Luke BakerIt’s worth mentioning that illness has got to Senne Lammens, which is why United’s No 1 isn’t on the bench today. So Mee gets the nod. Matheus Cunha also not in the squad today due to illness.
Dorgu with a clattering challenge on Dro and gives away the free-kick.
Man United 1-1 PSG, 48 mins
Saturday 8 August 2026 17:07 , Luke BakerA couple of half-time subs for United as Leny Yoro and Diogo Dalot come on for Heaven and Mazraoui.
But just a couple of minutes into the second half, they are forced into another. Tom Heaton looks to have tweaked a hamstring when kicking the ball and it’s a friendly, so zero reason to risk anything.
Young Dermot Mee comes on between the sticks for the Red Devils
KICK-OFF! Man United 1-1 PSG
Saturday 8 August 2026 17:05 , Luke BakerBack underway in Gothenburg
Will we be talking about Bruno?
Saturday 8 August 2026 16:50 , Luke BakerWill we see this man in the second half? Surely Michael Carrick will be keen to get the captain involved as he returns from his post-World Cup break.
45 minutes for Bruno Fernandes? Or more like 30?
HALF-TIME! Man United 1-1 PSG
Saturday 8 August 2026 16:48 , Luke BakerThat’s the break in Gothenburg. PSG were the better side for the first half an hour or so but United began to dominate as the half wore on.
They deservedly cancelled out Ibrahim Mbaye’s early goal with Bryan Mbeumo’s arrowed finish but it was Amad Diallo’s class that created it. Harry Maguire and Andrey Santos have impressed in addition to those two who were involved in the goal
Man United 1-1 PSG, 45 mins
Saturday 8 August 2026 16:45 , Luke BakerDangerous cross from Mayulu and Shaw does well to get a touch and flick it wide of the back post. Not sure he knew exactly where that was going but Mbaye was lurking behind so the England left-back had to intervene
Man United 1-1 PSG, 42 mins
Saturday 8 August 2026 16:43 , Luke BakerUnited are definitely the better team now. They win another corner and it’s a good cross but Maguire can’t quite direct his header.
Amad then has a shot from distance but Safonov holds it
Man United 1-1 PSG, 39 mins
Saturday 8 August 2026 16:40 , Luke BakerMbeumo’s corner causes panic as it’s headed back into the mixer and Maguire nods goalwards but it deflects just over the bar! PSG are given the free-kick though with Lacey deemed to have fouled Safonov
SAVE! Man United 1-1 PSG, 38 mins
Saturday 8 August 2026 16:39 , Luke BakerAnother good free-kick from Mbeumo! This one is a bit further out and is destined for the top right-hand corner but Safonov leaps across to tip it wide for a corner. Good save
NO PENALTY! Man United 1-1 PSG, 36 mins
Saturday 8 August 2026 16:38 , Luke BakerAppeals for a penalty form United and the fans. Shaw lofs a cross in from the left and Mbeumo rises to head it but Pacho nudges him in the back. There was no real attempt to get the ball to be fair, more just a push, but the referee isn’t convinced
Man United 1-1 PSG, 34 mins
Saturday 8 August 2026 16:36 , Luke BakerLovely again from United. Maguire wins the ball and picks a great pass to Amad. He’s isolated on the right but holds the ball up, protects it amid a sea of blue and fires a pass inside to Dorgu.
Dorgu bursts into the box but can’t quite get his shot away. Superb work by Amad though
GOAL! Man United 1-1 PSG (Bryan Mbeumo, 32 mins)
Saturday 8 August 2026 16:34 , Luke BakerUnited are level! And Bryan Mbeumo continues his prolific pre-season.
But it’s created by Amad, who pinches the ball off Koukaba after some good pressing, drives forward and then picks out a pass to Mbeumo to his left.
It’s a classy finish from the Cameroonian as he arrows a drilled shot into the far corner of Safonov’s net with his left foot.
Probably a deserved equaliser on the whole
Man United 0-1 PSG, 30 mins
Saturday 8 August 2026 16:32 , Luke BakerThe game has settled into a little bit of a lull but Heaton does well to claim a Zabarnyi cross as PSG look dangerous.
Then the noise in the stadium rises a little as Maguire goes past Kvaratskhelia and Mbeumo then drives forward. It’s three on three but he can’t find the pass
Man United 0-1 PSG, 24 mins
Saturday 8 August 2026 16:24 , Luke BakerAll of United’s attacking play is coming down the right. Mazraoui gets to the byline and put in a good cross. Dorgu rises but can’t get a clean header on it and PSG scramble it away.
SAVE! Man United 0-1 PSG, 21 mins
Saturday 8 August 2026 16:22 , Luke BakerThat’s not good for United. Mason Mount took a kick to the ankle and he tries to play on initially but then gets subbed off - Tyler Fletcher coming on. Hopefully that’s just out of an abundance of caution and it’s nothing serious. Mount has a had a good pre-season so far.
Mbeumo fires the free-kick at goal and Safonov dives to his right to push it away. Good hit and a good save but one you’d expect him to make
Man United 0-1 PSG, 19 mins
Saturday 8 August 2026 16:20 , Luke BakerChance here for United. Good work by Mazraoui as he cuts in from the right, drives at the defence, plays a one-two with Mbeumo and gets tripped by Mayulu on the edge of the box as he goes for a return... Free-kick in a dangerous position.
CHANCE! Man United 0-1 PSG, 16 mins
Saturday 8 August 2026 16:17 , Luke BakerIt’s an ugly lunge from Heaven on halfway as he clatters Kvaratskhelia. He later receives a yellow card for it but initially, the ref plays advantage.
PSG swarm forward, Mbaye has space just to the right of centre but as he fires a shot from 20 yards, Santos appears from nowhere to slide in with a superb block, deflecting the ball over the bar.
He’s had a really good pre-season, the ex-Chelsea man. Very impressive
Man United 0-1 PSG, 12 mins
Saturday 8 August 2026 16:14 , Luke BakerThere’s plenty of United red in the crowd here, although the stadium is by no means full, with plenty of empty seats.
Great long free-kick by Maguire frees Dorgu down the left, he gets to the byline and his dangerous low cutback has to be scrambled away by PSG.
Dorgu has switched from the right to left a couple of times alreayd in this match and is finding space
Man United 0-1 PSG
Saturday 8 August 2026 16:11 , Luke BakerPSG will be delighted with the start
First chance, first goal! 🔴🔵#PSGMUN 1-0 pic.twitter.com/Z8BuS8vBGi
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) August 8, 2026
CHANCE! Man United 0-1 PSG, 7 mins
Saturday 8 August 2026 16:09 , Luke BakerThat’s better from Man United. Amad and Lacey link up well down the right and the latter stands up a cross from the byline that a stooping Mbeumo heads.
He can’t get it on target though as it flies wide
SAVE! Man United 0-1 PSG, 3 mins
Saturday 8 August 2026 16:06 , Luke BakerNearly 2-0! PSG look like they mean business.
United lose the ball in midfield and the implacable Kvaratskhelia fires a low shot from distance that Tom Heaton plunges to his right to push away.
The 40-year-old United keeper then needs to be up quickly to smother the rebound. Nervy start!
GOAL! Man United 0-1 PSG (Ibrahim Mbaye, 2 mins)
Saturday 8 August 2026 16:05 , Luke BakerThat didn’t take long! Less than two minutes in and PSG lead!
Kvaratskhelia shifts the ball down the left wing to Dro, he runs at his man and threads a cross perfectly, allowing Ibrahim Mbaye to slide home a finish from six yards. Lovely play by the double European champs!
Man United 0-0 PSG, 1 mins
Saturday 8 August 2026 16:02 , Luke BakerA lively start and Mbeumo nearly gets away but Zabrnyi recovers well to get back, put his body between man and ball and draw the foul
KICK-OFF! Man United 0-0 PSG
Saturday 8 August 2026 16:02 , Luke BakerUnderway in Gothenburg. PSG immediately use their patented tactic of pumping the ball long but fail to get the throw in as it runs through to Heaton
Man United v PSG team news
Saturday 8 August 2026 15:58 , Luke BakerA reminder of the teams for today’s clash.
Man Utd XI: Heaton; Mazraoui, Maguire, Heaven, Shaw, Santos, Mount, Dorgu, Amad, Lacey, Mbeumo
PSG XI: Safonov, Boly, Zabarnyi, Pacho, Koukaba, Beraldo, Dro, Mayulu, Ayari, Kvaratskhelia, Mbaye
Kick-off approaching in Gothenburg
Saturday 8 August 2026 15:54 , Luke BakerWarm-ups done. Not long until kick-off in Sweden now
Warming up in the Swedish sunshine ☀️ pic.twitter.com/qp2i8yCLdR
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) August 8, 2026
Another start for Harry Maguire
Saturday 8 August 2026 15:47 , Luke BakerWhat can the big Man United centre-back offer today?
Man United announce record-breaking sponsorship deal with betting firm
Saturday 8 August 2026 15:40 , Luke BakerManchester United have announced a new multi-year training kit sponsorship agreement with Betway, which the club claims is the largest of its kind in global football.
While the specific financial terms of the deal have not been officially disclosed, reports suggest that Super Group, the parent company of the Betway brand, will contribute an estimated £20m per season.
This substantial investment will see the Betway logo prominently displayed on the training kits for both United’s men’s and women’s teams, as well as around Old Trafford and the Progress with Unity Stadium on matchdays.
Man United announce record-breaking sponsorship deal with betting firm
Juventus pursuing Zirkzee
Saturday 8 August 2026 15:34 , Luke BakerJuventus are said to be interested in Manchester United’s Joshua Zirkzee and hope to bring the forward in on a loan deal.
Zirkzee is down the pecking order under Michael Carrick and could be keen on the move though the right deal will need to be struck for all parties.
Juve have already signed Randal Kolo Muani and Kerim Alajbegovic so there is no urgency on their part to get Zirkee’s move done.
Another goalkeeper leaves Man United
Saturday 8 August 2026 15:25 , Luke BakerBayindir isn’t the only goalkeeper leaving Old Trafford, with Radek Vitek having completed his switch to Championship side Middlesbrough.
United have managed to secure a pretty hefty fee of up to £14m from a second-tier side and have also inserted a buy-back clause into the deal, along with matching rights and a 35 per cent sell-on clause to profit from any potential future sale.
The 22-year-old impressed on loan at Bristol City in the Championship last season.
Manchester United continue squad overhaul by offloading goalkeeper
Saturday 8 August 2026 15:15 , Richard JollyManchester United have agreed to loan goalkeeper Altay Bayindir to Celta Vigo for the season.
The Spanish club have an option to buy the Turkey international, reportedly for a fee of £3.5m, which would give United a high sell-on clause on top of that.
They will also pay all of his wages during his loan spell, with performance bonuses giving United the potential to make more money.
Manchester United continue squad overhaul by offloading goalkeeper
PSG team news - Kvaratskhelia starts
Saturday 8 August 2026 15:10 , Luke BakerAnd here’s the PSG team. Senny Mayulu captains the side from midfield and the sublime Khvicha Kvaratskhelia also starts - what a test that will be for the United defence.
Some big hitters on the bench as well, with the likes of Nuno Mendes, Vitinha, Joao Neves and Marquinhos all waiting in reserve
PSG XI: Safonov, Boly, Zabarnyi, Pacho, Koukaba, Beraldo, Dro, Mayulu, Ayari, Kvaratskhelia, Mbaye
📃 The starting XI against Manchester United. #PSGMUN pic.twitter.com/FkySCcCbOg
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) August 8, 2026
Man United team news
Saturday 8 August 2026 14:53 , Luke BakerThe Man United team news for today’s game has dropped. Most of the returning big guns are on the bench, with Diogo Dalot, Bruno Fernandes, new signing Youri Tielemens and Joshua Zirkzee all primed to emerge from the pine.
Youngster Shea Lacey will be given another chance to shine in attack as part of the starting XI, with Bryan Mbeumo set to lead the line and Andrey Santos and Mason Mount forming a dynamic midfield duo.
Tom Heaton starts in goal again, with the likes of Ayden Heaven, Amad Diallo and Patrick Dorgu also getting starts
Man Utd XI: Heaton; Mazraoui, Maguire, Heaven, Shaw, Santos, Mount, Dorgu, Amad, Lacey, Mbeumo
Red threads 🔴🧵
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) August 8, 2026
Man United's upcoming fixtures
Saturday 8 August 2026 14:41 , Luke BakerHere’s what United fixture schedule looks like over the next couple of weeks
Friendlies
August 8: Man Utd vs PSG - Gothenburg, 4pm
August 12: Man Utd vs Leeds - Dublin, 7.30pm
August 15: Man Utd vs AC Milan - Wroclaw, 3.45pm
Premier League
August 22: Hull City vs Man Utd - MKM Stadium, 12.30pm
LAST TIME OUT: PSG fall to heavy Mallorca loss
Saturday 8 August 2026 14:32 , Luke BakerPSG are only playing two friendlies this pre-season and the first one didn’t go well.
Shorn of a number of their World Cup stars, the double European champions fell to a 3-0 loss to Mallorca as the Spanish side deservedly triumphed in Monaco.
Zito Luvumbo opened the scoring on 21 minutes before Jan Virgili doubled the lead before the break and Antonio Raillo compounded the misery shortly after half-time.
As more players continue to filter back into the squad however, PSG should provide a tough test for United today.
LAST TIME OUT: United fight back to beat Atletico
Saturday 8 August 2026 14:22 , Luke BakerLast time out, Man United continued their pre-season tour of Scandinavia with a 2-1 comeback win over fellow European heavyweights Atletico Madrid in Stockholm.
Arnau Ortiz put Atletico in front in the opening five minutes as a fine cross got the better of defenders and keeper Tom Heaton alike, but United were the better side from then on and were rewarded for their perseverance in the second half.
Youngster Shea Lacey won a penalty as he was brought down in the box which Bryan Mbeumo coolly converted, before the Cameroon striker doubled his and United’s advantage as he turned home a deflected cross by Jack Fletcher.
Early PSG team news
Saturday 8 August 2026 14:13 , Luke BakerPSG will welcome back Vitinha, Nuno Mendes, Joao Neves and Marquinhos ahead of this fixture but will still be missing the likes of Bradley Barcola, Desire Doue and Ousmane Dembele.
Possible PSG XI: Safonov, Boly, Zabarnyi, Pacho, Lucea, Vitinha, Beraldo, Dro, Mbaye, Ndjantou, Kvaratskhelia
Early Man United team news
Saturday 8 August 2026 14:09 , Luke BakerMan United are slowly getting back to full strength with all of first-choice keeper Senne Lammens, Bruno Fernandes, Diogo Dalot, and Matheus Cunha expected to feature and summer signing Youri Tielemans available too.
Teenager JJ Gabriel, who made a cameo off the bench against Atletico Madrid, may be in line for another appearance.
Possible Man United XI: Lammens, Yoro, Maguire, Heaven, Shaw, Tielemans, Mount, Amad, Fernandes, Cunha, Mbeumo
How to watch Man United v PSG
Saturday 8 August 2026 14:07 , Luke BakerMan Utd face PSG in Gothenburg’s Ullevi Stadium on Saturday 8 August, with kick-off at 4pm BST.
Fans can watch the match on MUTV, with an annual subscription costing £29.99.
Man United v PSG
Saturday 8 August 2026 14:06 , Luke BakerGood afternoon and welcome to The Independent’s coverage of Man United v PSG.
It’s United’s latest pre-season friendly and a tough test against the double reigning European champions
