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Manchester United take on Fiorentina in their final pre-season friendly before the start of the Premier League season with Ruben Amorim afforded one last chance to embed his style on the players before the new campaign.

The Red Devils have spent heavily this summer to bring in Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha and possibly Benjamin Sesko, who will form their new look forward line. Bruno Fernandes has previously slated his teammates for a “lazy” performance during a 2-2 draw with Everton in the United States and the captain will want a better outing today.

United’s first match of the season is against Arsenal at Old Trafford and today’s match could reveal how suited the squad is for such a difficult start.

Fiorentina are hoping to finally get a win against an English side having already lost to Leicester City and drawn with Nottingham Forest during their pre-season. Can they cause an upset this afternoon?

Man United hire F1 guru who has never worked in football to lead data department

Manchester United have appointed a serial winner from Formula One as their new data guru in a bid to use AI to transform their fortunes.

Mike Sansoni, who contributed to eight world championship-winning seasons in an 11-year spell at the Mercedes F1 team, has joined United as director of data.

Sansoni, who has never worked in football before and was Mercedes’ senior performance engineer, replaces Dominic Jordan, who left United last year.

Will Castle9 August 2025 12:15