Manchester United is set to begin its 2026‑27 Premier League campaign with a friendly against Welsh side Wrexham in Helsinki, marking the first step of a sprawling preseason that also sees the club travel to Norway, Sweden and Poland.
The match, scheduled for early July, will be broadcast live on MUTV and through Wrexham’s official website, giving fans worldwide access to the first competitive‑style test for Ruben Amorim’s side.
A transatlantic preseason
Michael Carrick, who guided the team to a third‑place finish in the Premier League last season, is expected to play a pivotal role as the squad fine‑tunes its tactics under the Portuguese coach.
Wrexham, fresh from a historic rise in English football, will use the Helsinki encounter as part of a continental tour that includes fixtures against Leeds United, Liverpool, Sunderland and a host of other Premier League opponents.
After the Finnish clash, the Welsh side will head to the United States for a series of friendlies in Tampa, New York and Philadelphia before returning home for the domestic season.
Manchester United’s preseason itinerary also features a high‑profile meeting with Paris Saint‑Germain in Gothenburg on August 8, as well as a series of matches against Rosenborg, Atlético Madrid and other European clubs.
Fans can purchase a match‑pass for the Helsinki game at a price of £4.99, while an MUTV subscription, priced at £29.99, unlocks streams of all United friendlies across the summer.