With United facing Lens at Old Trafford little over 24 hours earlier, a much-changed starting XI was always likely, although there was no shortage of quality and experience on the field, with Tom Heaton, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelof, Maguire, Christian Eriksen, Donny van de Beek and Jadon Sancho lining up for the Reds alongside talented youngsters Alvaro Fernandez, Pellistri, Daniel Gore and Omari Forson, all of whom would have wanted to impress the manager ahead the big Premier League kick-off in just eight days’ time.Īs for the visitors from the Basque County, who begin their league campaign on Saturday, Ernesto Valverde’s side included summer arrival Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta in midfield, while there was a very familiar midfielder on the bench in former Red Ander Herrera. Our La Liga opponents held a first-half lead courtesy of Nico Williams’s neat finish, but Erik ten Hag’s side eventually got the goal we deserved as Pellistri finished well from Harry Maguire's headed knock-down, with Athletic Club having spent the final 25 minutes of the contest with 10 men, following Aitor Paredes’s dismissal for a professional foul.
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