Fred saw red, Anthony Martial picked up a worrying injury that could have implications for Cristiano Ronaldo and Erik ten Hag suffered his first defeat as Manchester United manager. Safe to say, this was not a stroll in the Oslo sunshine for Ten Hag and his players.
A friendly against Atletico Madrid is one of football’s great contradictions, and it was no surprise to see United dragged into a rather niggly pre-season battle with Diego Simeone’s side at the Ullevaal Stadion that was decided by an 87th minute goal from Joao Felix.