Michael Carrick goes up against his former boss as Manchester United complete their pre-season schedule against AC Milan in Wroclaw.
Ruben Amorim, sacked by United in January after a turbulent few months in charge, has re-emerged at AC Milan.
His role there is to oversee the revival of a side who finished last season tamely, missing out on a UEFA Champions League place.
But the implacable Portuguese appears once again wedded to a system that did not work for United and doesn't look to be working for Milan, and he is ready to let more than half a dozen players leave before the window shuts.
Manchester United vs AC Milan Tips Summary
Best Bet - Bryan Mbeumo Anytime Scorer @ 6/4
Alternative Bet - Half With Most Goals - First @ 2/1
Bet Builder - Manchester United to win, Over 2 Goals, Over 9 Corners @ 11/2
Manchester United v AC Milan Prediction
Best Bet: Bryan Mbeumo Anytime Scorer @ 6/4
Cameroon's World Cup absence means Bryan Mbeumo has had the benefit of a summer off and it looks like it has done him the world of good.
The United striker, who finished last term with 12 goals including two in his last two matches, has enjoyed a solid pre-season playing through the middle for Michael Carrick.
He struck both goals in United's 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid two weekends back, added another in the 1-1 draw against European champions Paris Saint-Germain and hit the woodwork in the recent 1-1 draw against Leeds United.
He looks super sharp and against an AC Milan side who, reports suggest, seem well behind the eight ball in their prep for the new season, he can find the net.
Alternative Bet: Half With Most Goals - First @ 2/1
In United's last two friendlies - the 1-1 draws with both PSG and Leeds - all the goals were scored in the first half.
It is quite likely that both Carrick and Amorim will want to look at their likely best teams from the start a week before they take on Hull and Torino respectively in their domestic league curtain-raisers.
To that end, expect the second period to become bitty, broken up by substitutions, and for the third time in a row the first half of a United friendly to have produced the most goals.
Manchester United v AC Milan Bet Builder Tip
- Manchester United to win
- Over 2 Goals
- Over 9 Corners
Pays 11/2
Make the United win the first leg of the Bet Builder.
It looks like all is not well at Milan where Amorim's men were cut to ribbons by Chelsea last time out, whereas the club the Portuguese left behind in January are going from strength to strength.
Milan have conceded six goals in their three meaningful friendlies and there have been goals in United's matches, too.
This match against Amorim means plenty to Carrick and his team and should see over two goals.
AC Milan conceded seven corners in their 3-0 loss to Chelsea while United racked up eight in their 1-1 draw with Leeds. This fixture should see over nine corners.
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Key Match Stats
- Man United signed off last season with five wins and a draw in their last six games to finish third in the Premier League
- Milan lost five of their last eight games in 2025/26 to drop to fifth and the UEFA Europa League for this season
- Ruben Amorim was appointed head coach by Milan in June, five months after he had been sacked by Man United
- United have drawn their last two friendlies, 1-1 with both PSG and Leeds, hot on the heels of a 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid
- Milan have played three senior friendlies this summer without a win, drawing with both Celtic and Inter before losing 3-0 to Chelsea in Jakarta last Saturday
- United's Bryan Mbeumo scored two goals in United's last two games of last season and has scored three goals in three friendlies ahead of this season
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