The Brazilian was one of 10 second-half changes Atletico boss Diego Simeone made and he struck in the 87th minute to settle this testing affair. The ball was fed to Joao Felix on the left and he cut inside Diogo Dalot before using the Portuguese as a shield to fool David de Gea with a low shot inside his right post. The afternoon got even worse for United and their new manager, Erik ten Hag, when Fred was sent off in the 90th minute after receiving a second yellow card for putting his foot on Alvaro Morata’s body on the pitch. Fred receives a second yellow card and is sent off in stoppage time against Atletico Madrid The pre-season defeat saw Christian Eriksen make his first appearance in a Man Utd shirt It was the seventh yellow card shown by referee Espen Escas, two of which came after a 20-man melee just before half-time. First defeat in five preparation outings for Ten Haag. If he wanted to toughen up his squad in readiness for the new season, then this was the ideal test. United were forced to fight every step of the way and perhaps that’s not such a bad thing for a group of players who were less united last season. If Ten Haag was hoping for more goals after scoring 13 times on the club’s pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia, then he will be disappointed. United failed to score for the first time under the Dutchman against the side who knocked them out of the Champions League in March. It was a promising debut for Christian Eriksen, the Denmark international who came off the bench in the second half to a warm welcome from his Nordic neighbors here and immediately started creating chances. Manchester United’s line-up for the match against Atletico Madrid in Oslo Summer signing Lisandro Martinez was on the bench as Manchester United lost to Atletico Ten Hag brought his first team to Oslo ahead of next weekend’s Premier League opener at home to Brighton, with the players left behind – including Cristiano Ronaldo – facing Rayo Vallecano at Old Trafford on Sunday. However, Jadon Sancho fell ill in United’s hotel overnight and Anthony Elanga started on the right side of attack. With Luke Shaw not on the trip, new £14.6m defender Tyrell Malacia started at left-back and United’s other two summer signings, Eriksen and Lisandro Martinez, were on the bench. Malacia was involved in setting up United’s first chance of the match in the second minute as the English side made a bright start under the Oslo sun. He did well to get out of trouble near his own penalty area and played the ball to Bruno Fernandes who set Marcus Rashford free with a long ball to the left. Rashford clipped Stefan Savic before forcing a smart save from Jan Oblak at his near post. Moments later, Anthony Martial latched on to a loose ball and crossed on goal, but he lifted his effort narrowly over the bar under pressure from two defenders. Kristen Eriksen signed for Manchester United on a free transfer and played in the second half Erik ten Hag instructs his players from the touchline as United take on Atletico in Oslo Martial looked sharp again here after scoring three goals on the tour and is expected to lead United’s attack against Brighton regardless of how Ronaldo performs against Vallecano, with the Portuguese star believed to be three weeks away from full fitness condition. Atlético came back into the game, however, and twice had a clear goal as the first half wore on. First, Angel Correra broke away after Yannick Carrasco’s free-kick was brought down on him. Victor Lindelof then cleared his lines from Marcos Llorente’s shot and had to recover quickly to clear the ball from the toes of Geoffrey Kodogbia in front of goal. However, it wouldn’t be Atlético Madrid without a bit of stinginess, and the rest of the first half came down to a litany of minor fouls and bookings. Anthony Martial goes close for United in the Red Devils’ pre-season defeat by Atletico Madrid. Fred joined Thomas Lemar in the referee’s book for hacking Correa and Reinaldo followed to floor Elanga after the youngster had stolen the ball close to goal. Elanga needed treatment minutes earlier when he took a boot to the groin in a challenge on Llorente. United’s medical staff then had to treat Harry Maguire for a cut lip as he complained to the referee. Tempers flared in the 39th minute when Scott McTominay tackled Oblak as he came out to claim a high ball, and all 20 outfield players were involved in a melee in the Atletico box that ended with McTominay and the Slovenia goalkeeper be punished. Maguire then picked up his fifth yellow card of the game early in the second half and Martial received treatment when Simeone made 10 changes just before the hour mark. The Red Devils suffered their first defeat of the pre-season when they lost 1-0 to the Spanish side Ten Haag was more restrained with his changes, waiting until the 69th minute to introduce Eriksen in place of Martial and sending on Donnie van de Beek for McTominay. Atletico should have taken a second lead earlier but Saul Niguez had a first-time shot over the bar from the area when Joao Felix’s cross found him in front of goal. Eriksen’s first real contribution was to flick a wonderful pass diagonally across the face of goal, but neither Rashford nor Elanga could get it. Soon after, his corner found Maguire unmarked in front of goal, but the United skipper inexplicably sent wide. It proved costly as Joao Felix stepped up to grab the winner. Fred seeing red was a fitting end to a rather ill-tempered friendly.
