The game is scheduled to take place in Oslo on July 12, at the Norwegian national team’s Ullevaal Stadion, where scores of Leeds’ Scandinavian contingent are expected to be in attendance.
United will not face the men from Old Trafford this season following relegation at the end of the 2022/23 campaign, therefore this summer’s friendly will be Leeds’ one-and-only opportunity to gain bragging rights over their arch-rivals, unless they are drawn together in either of the domestic cup competitions.
Due to the number of players within Leeds’ squad who participated in fixtures for their countries this summer, both at senior and youth international level, the group will return to Thorp Arch in three separate tranches.
Those who did not represent their respective nations are due back on Monday, July 3, while the likes of Brenden Aaronson, Max Wober and Rasmus Kristensen among others, who competed in the UEFA and CONCACAF Nations Leagues, are set for a return to West Yorkshire on July 10, one week later.
Those who have been at the Under-21 European Championships, in several cases in direct competition with each other, will return in stages depending on when involvement with their countries came to an end.
Crysencio Summerville, Leo Hjelde, Kristoffer Klaesson and Willy Gnonto were all eliminated at the group stage, but Illan Meslier and Charlie Cresswell have progressed to the knockout rounds and will report back later than their clubmates.
As a result, the starting XI Leeds United’s new head coach fields against the Red Devils is highly likely to consist of the 26 first-team players who returned to pre-season testing and training on day one.
Here is the YEP’s predicted line-up for that fixture in ten days’ time.
![Dutch goalkeeper Dani van den Heuvel could represent the Whites' first-team in their friendly against Man United as Illan Meslier and Kristoffer Klaesson have both been at the U21 Euros and may not be back in training by July 12. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjA3ODlhODMzLTNiOTUtNDhjOC05ZjYzLTMwMTIyNTdkNTE4MTpjMDM3OGExNS01Yzg0LTQ0ODAtOTZiZi1hZjg4NGZjMjZkY2I=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
1. Dani van den Heuvel: GK
Dutch goalkeeper Dani van den Heuvel could represent the Whites' first-team in their friendly against Man United as Illan Meslier and Kristoffer Klaesson have both been at the U21 Euros and may not be back in training by July 12. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)Photo: Alex Livesey
![Drameh will be keen to impress upon returning to Elland Road after sealing promotion whilst on loan at Luton last season. A start at right-back in United's first friendly of the summer looks likely. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjgyOTVlYjE3LWE1OTgtNGIyMS1iM2M4LTc4NDQzODczZmYyMzo5NDRhOWFmNi02YTUzLTQwZjAtYjEwOS0zNWU1ZjYwMGRiNjE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
2. Cody Drameh: RB
Drameh will be keen to impress upon returning to Elland Road after sealing promotion whilst on loan at Luton last season. A start at right-back in United's first friendly of the summer looks likely. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)Photo: Dan Mullan
![Ayling has deputised at right-sided centre-back throughout his time at Leeds and could be expected to do so once more in Oslo. Uncertainty over Robin Koch and Diego Llorente's futures means they may not be risked in a friendly game, while Rasmus Kristensen only returns to pre-season on July 10. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjNmN2QzNzFkLTBlNWMtNGQzYy1hNDYxLWI5ZGRjMzVmODI2ZDo2MDEyOTM2Yi1kOTkwLTQ1OTEtYWNkYS0zOWIzMDliMjljMzg=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
3. Luke Ayling: CB
Ayling has deputised at right-sided centre-back throughout his time at Leeds and could be expected to do so once more in Oslo. Uncertainty over Robin Koch and Diego Llorente's futures means they may not be risked in a friendly game, while Rasmus Kristensen only returns to pre-season on July 10. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)Photo: Stu Forster
![Left-sided central defender and club captain Liam Cooper. It just has to be. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmFlYjRhMTYxLWUxOWYtNDgxMy05MzVhLWVkZTc2MmI2M2FlZDowZGU0YWZiZC0xMjBkLTQxNDEtOGQwYi1kY2MwODYwOTI1MTE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
4. Liam Cooper: CB
Left-sided central defender and club captain Liam Cooper. It just has to be. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)Photo: Gareth Copley
![Struijk is most likely to appear at left-back given Max Wober only returns to pre-season two days before the July 12 game, and Junior Firpo is tipped for a move. (Photo by Matt McNulty/Getty Images)](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjMzMmZiZmIyLWJiZTItNGY4OC1iYTMzLWJhZjQ1MWU0YjllYjo3MzNjZjVjZC04ZjIwLTQ0M2MtOGE1Zi04ZDNlNGM5YjMyZTM=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
5. Pascal Struijk: LB
Struijk is most likely to appear at left-back given Max Wober only returns to pre-season two days before the July 12 game, and Junior Firpo is tipped for a move. (Photo by Matt McNulty/Getty Images)Photo: Matt McNulty
![Shackleton will be keen to stake a claim as an important first-team player in the Championship after a hit-and-miss season on loan at Millwall. Owing to his experience, he might be trusted with a starting role in the first friendly of the summer. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmI4OTA5NjdiLTEwYjgtNDg1MC05ZjcxLTRkYWI3OGM5NGUyYzplM2E3MDFjYy1mMDdmLTQxNTgtYjI1OS01MDI0ZTRlNWQ0Y2U=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
6. Jamie Shackleton: CM
Shackleton will be keen to stake a claim as an important first-team player in the Championship after a hit-and-miss season on loan at Millwall. Owing to his experience, he might be trusted with a starting role in the first friendly of the summer. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)Photo: Jan Kruger