Manchester United arrived in Norway on Friday for their second preseason friendly of the summer, a trip that puts Rosenborg Vs Man United at the center of a compact Scandinavian schedule. Michael Carrick is still waiting for a host of first-team players to return from World Cup duty, so United are set to name another unorthodox starting lineup at Lerkendal Stadion.
That is why the matchup is drawing searches now: United lost their opening warmup game 1–0 to Wrexham in Finland last Saturday, and this meeting gives supporters their next look at how the team is being shaped before the competitive season begins. Rosenborg are already midway through their club campaign, so the timing also leaves United facing an opponent that should be sharper and more settled.
For viewers in the United Kingdom, MUTV is the only listed option and comes with an annual subscription fee of £29.99. There are no broadcast or live stream options for audiences in the United States, Mexico or Canada, which makes the Norway fixture harder to follow for a large slice of the fanbase despite its place on the preseason calendar.
The missing names matter as much as the match itself. Carrick has not had a full squad to work with because several players are still recovering from their World Cup exploits, and that shortage has already forced United into a makeshift approach in the early weeks of preparation. It is a reminder that preseason games are not being used here to fine-tune one settled side, but to piece together a team while key figures are still away or coming back into the group.
United have two more matches in Scandinavia after Rosenborg, beginning with Atlético Madrid in Stockholm, Sweden on Saturday, Aug. 1 in the Snapdragon Cup. A week later they are due to meet Paris Saint-Germain in Gothenburg before finishing the summer against Leeds United in the Republic of Ireland on Aug. 12 and then Milan in Poland three days later, a run that leaves little room for Carrick to wait patiently for the missing core to return.
