Real Betis are Manchester United's opponents for today's final friendly of their mid-season training camp. A 4-2 defeat to Cadiz served as a rather ...
How to watch the action as Manchester United face Real Betis in their second mid-season friendly, with team news and the latest odds from the Red Devils' ...
Real Betis host Manchester United at the Estadio Benito Villamarin in Seville, Spain on Saturday, December 10. Of the 14 players contracted to United who departed for Qatar in November, one — Cristiano Ronaldo — has since left the club entirely, while six are on their way back to Manchester following elimination. 90 mins from kickoff: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News' live coverage of today's match between Manchester United and Real Betis. They are, however, yet to sell out the stadium with a record crowd of 57,123 when Betis played Valencia in 2019. It was a great strike from outside the box and it may have taken a deflection to put it onto the post but United get away with one there. The United centre-back tried to hobble off the pitch but the stretcher has now been called for and he will be substituted. United still yet to test the Betis goalkeeper. United have looked slow in their build-up play and the home side are comfortable. 6th min: Williams is called into action at the back as Betis attack down the left. United go up the other end and Elanga drags a shot well wide. The hosts had the best chance when they struck the post early on and Martial's dipping effort is the closest United have come, however, neither side has troubled the goalkeepers. 39th min: Martial tees up McTominay on the edge of the box but he slices an effort as he is chopped down.
MANCHESTER UNITED are determined to get a mid-season friendly win against Real Betis.The Red Devils' Premier League preparation got off on the wrong f.
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United opened the game with a team mixed with first team players, fringe players as well as players who may be headed for the exit. United lost the first half 2 ...
Manchester United slipped to a narrow friendly defeat against Real Betis as the Reds' winter training week ended at the Estadio Benito Villamarin in Seville ...
Betis were inches away from an opener at the midway point in the first half, as Paul Akouokou's shot through a forest of bodies clipped the left-hand post, after promising work by Luiz Henrique on the right flank. Victor Lindelof and Scott McTominay were the only United starters who played the full 90 minutes of what was effectively another training exercise. It was a warning sign for United and regrettably it wasn't heeded sufficiently before Fekir received Iglesias's clever pass into the penalty area and fired home in the 49th minute. The young Reds in question included forwards Noam Emeran and Joe Hugill but clearcut chances still proved elusive as Betis saw out their 1-0 win. The United left-back also hauled down the rapid Luiz Felipe and that challenge might have earned him a yellow card in a competitive game. Teden Mengi's second start of the trip was sadly cut short just part the quarter-hour mark when he suffered an injury.
United, who are preparing to return to action following the conclusion of the World Cup in Qatar, started with a similar XI to the team that Erik ten Hag picked ...
[Real Betis](/football/team?id=244) handed [Manchester United](/football/team?id=360) a second loss in as many outings in a 1-0 friendly win at the Benito Villamarín Stadium in Sevilla on Saturday. [Nottingham Forest](/football/team?id=393) in their first top-flight match since the World Cup break. [Nabil Fekir](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/189025/Nabil-Fekir) turned home a cross from [Borja Iglesias](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/214995/Borja-Iglesias) from a set piece to give the LaLiga side the game's only goal and the win.
Betis are a good and prominent side in Spain and recently won the Copa Del Rey. United's experienced players will need to make more of an impact in today's game ...
An unfortunate injury and an eye-catching midfield performance are topics of conversation in Seville.
United's substitute keeper was unable to do anything about the winning goal, but he did pull off a couple of excellent saves in the second half to prevent Betis from extending their lead, one with his feet and the other being a finger-tip stop to foil a far-post header. He also executed a delightful piece of skill in the 69th minute to outfox Betis defender Martin Montoya on the touchline and continue the play infield. It wasn't a vintage United performance by any means, but one player who did fare well - and for the second time in four days - was Zidane Iqbal. The Betis no.8 took one touch before passing the ball nonchalantly into the corner of the goal and Tom Heaton’s second act after replacing De Gea - he had to deny Henrique 15 seconds into the half - was to retrieve it out of the net. In his pre-match interview with MUTV, Ten Hag was clear that he wanted a better performance from his players than in Cadiz, both in and out of possession. The stadium was only around a quarter full, but our travelling fans high up in the third tier made their presence clear by proudly displaying the usual red, white and black banners reading ‘Manchester born and bred’, ‘Bring on United’ and the like, as well as a couple of Argentina flags.
Match report and player ratings as Manchester United take on Real Betis in a mid-season friendly in Seville.
Sam Murray (46' for Williams) - 5/10 Shola Shoretire (46' for Martial) - 6/10 A poor display from one of the most experienced players in the side.