United’s final encounter before the Premier League season begins is a Manchester derby at Wembley in the traditional curtain-raiser, on Saturday 10 August.
Before that, there is the small matter of Tour 2024, presented by Snapdragon, where the Reds take on Betis in between meetings with Arsenal and Liverpool across three cities in the United States.
The squad for the flight to the west coast will be named before departure on Wednesday afternoon, but Ten Hag has promised he will have senior players at his disposal and will field strong line-ups.
“Betis is a very impressive opponent.