Manchester United opened their pre-season marketing campaign with a 1-0 defeat at Rosenborg that might have been way more emphatic if not for the brilliance of Czech goalkeeper Radek Vitek.
Erik ten Hag chosen an skilled beginning XI that contained the likes of Casemiro, Marcus Rashford, Jonny Evans, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Mason Mount with the quintet taking part in the primary 45 minutes in Trondheim.
A youthful staff emerged for the second interval and got here beneath some intense strain earlier than ultimately folding in injury-time as Noah Holm netted for Rosenborg.
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The hosts are halfway by means of their season and their superior health was evident from the outset as Ola Saeter had a aim disallowed for a detailed offside name 11 minutes in.
Casemiro escaped critical damage after Tomas Nemcik caught the Brazil midfielder across the knee earlier than United had one other scare when Marius Broholm struck a publish with a curling effort.
Vitek, who impressed on mortgage at Accrington Stanley final season, justified his place with a superb double save after 34 minutes, first denying Broholm after which preserving out an effort that deflected off his personal defender Will Fish.
United continued to reside dangerously and Rosenborg got here shut once more three minutes earlier than the break with the spectacular Broholm hitting the bar and Sverre Nypan and Saeter failing to attain within the ensuing melee.
Vitek saved properly from Broholm as the primary half got here to a detailed with United lucky to not be trailing by at the least two objectives.
Solely Vitek survived the half-time shake-up as Ten Hag launched a wholly new outfield XI.
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It did little to vary the circulate of the sport, although, as Rosenborg continued to dominate regardless of making modifications of their very own.
Vitek saved properly from substitute Tobias Borkeeiet – tipping the ball on to the bar – earlier than Rosenborg hit the woodwork for a fourth time as Emil Frederiksen smashed an effort on to the publish from a slim angle.
United lastly created an opportunity of word after 70 minutes, Rosenborg goalkeeper Rasmus Sandberg saving properly from Ethan Ennis however it was transient respite for the guests as Vitek was known as upon once more with 4 minutes to go to maintain out a Magnus Holte shot.
It appeared as thought United had been going to outlive just for Holm to react first to a unfastened ball within the United field and hearth residence with the final kick of the sport.
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