Rosenborg vs Manchester United Preview

Friday afternoon at Lerkendal Stadion sees Rosenborg host Manchester United in a pre-season friendly that carries a degree of historical resonance — the Norwegian side beat United 1-0 at the same venue in a pre-season meeting in July 2024, a result that gave Rosenborg’s support plenty to savour. United head to Trondheim in the middle of their summer preparation, looking to sharpen up after a pre-season opener that ended in a surprise defeat to Wrexham.

Rosenborg arrive in this fixture with real momentum. Their most recent outing was a 3-0 win away to Start in the Eliteserien — an authoritative performance that continued a strong recent run in domestic competition. Prior to that, a 3-0 home win over Kristiansund extended their winning streak in the league. Before that, a 2-1 home win over Molde in a friendly showed their quality against Norwegian top-flight opposition. Earlier in this run, a 2-2 home draw with Bodo/Glimt and a 2-0 defeat away to KFUM Oslo represent the only blemishes in an otherwise strong period. Rosenborg are in genuine form heading into this tie and will not simply sit back — Pereira, Fossum, and Ceïde provide attacking intent, and Svensson marshals the backline with experience.

Manchester United’s pre-season has started with a jolt. Their most recent outing was a 1-0 home defeat to Wrexham — a result that will have given their coaching staff pause for thought as the new season approaches. Prior to that, however, their end-of-season Premier League form was strong — a 3-0 win away to Brighton, a 3-2 home win over Nottingham, and a 3-2 home win over Liverpool showed the attacking quality this side possesses when functioning at full capacity. A goalless draw away to Sunderland was the other result in that run. United’s squad for this tour includes a mix of senior players in Maguire, Shaw, Mount, and Mbeumo alongside younger squad members getting minutes. Zirkzee leads the line, Dorgu provides pace from wide, and Heaton deputises in goal for this pre-season run-out.

The head-to-head record between these sides in recent memory favours Rosenborg — most recently, they beat Manchester United 1-0 at home in a friendly in July 2024. That is the only known meeting between the clubs in recent years, and the home side will draw confidence from that result.

In the UK and Ireland, the match is available on MUTV. In Norway, viewers can watch on VG+. In the United States, the game is live on CBS Sports Network and fuboTV. In Australia, it is available on beIN Sports Connect and Stan Sport.

Possible Lineups

Rosenborg (4-3-3) Wahlstedt, Svensson, Ceïde, Nemcik, Pereira, Bomholt, Duris, Selnæs, Chiakha, Fossum, Ceïde

Manchester United (4-2-3-1) Heaton, Shaw, Santos, Heaven, Yoro, Fletcher, Dorgu, Mount, Maguire, Mbeumo, Zirkzee

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Rosenborg — Last 5 Matches

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Start	0–3	Rosenborg	Eliteserien	18/07/26
✅	Rosenborg	3–0	Kristiansund	Eliteserien	12/07/26
✅	Rosenborg	2–1	Molde	Friendly	05/07/26
🤝	Rosenborg	2–2	Bodo/Glimt	Eliteserien	29/05/26
❌	KFUM Oslo	2–0	Rosenborg	Eliteserien	25/05/26

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Manchester United — Last 5 Matches

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
❌	Manchester Utd	0–1	Wrexham	Friendly	18/07/26
✅	Brighton	0–3	Manchester Utd	Premier League	24/05/26
✅	Manchester Utd	3–2	Nottingham	Premier League	17/05/26
🤝	Sunderland	0–0	Manchester Utd	Premier League	09/05/26
✅	Manchester Utd	3–2	Liverpool	Premier League	03/05/26

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Head-to-Head

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Rosenborg	1–0	Manchester United	Friendly	15/07/24

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TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Great Britain	MUTV
Ireland Republic	MUTV
Norway	VG+
USA	CBS Sports Network, fuboTV
Australia	beIN Sports Connect, Stan Sport
Sweden	Sport Bladet Play
China	PPTV Sport China
Singapore	beIN Sports Connect Singapore
Malaysia	beIN Sports Connect Malaysia
Puerto Rico	CBS Sports Network, NAICOM