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Richard Fay

What happened in Manchester United friendly vs Wrexham

Manchester United defeated Wrexham 4-1 in their behind-closed-doors friendly fixture on Wednesday afternoon as Christian Eriksen and Lisandro Martinez both got their first runouts for the club. The match at Carrington kicked off at 2pm with Erik ten Hag utilising the opportunity to give minutes to a number of senior stars who are still lacking match sharpness.

The Manchester Evening News understands Eriksen scored with a free-kick for United and Wrexham defender Aaron Hayden levelled the scores heading into half-time. United then netted three goals without reply after the break.

Alejandro Garnacho, who didn't see a single minute of action in United's tour matches in Thailand and Australia, did play in this afternoon's match and also scored. Amad and Alex Telles were United's other scorers.

READ MORE: Eriksen scores on first United appearance as Martinez plays in secret friendly

It is also understood that Cristiano Ronaldo was in attendance to watch the match from the sidelines as speculation continues to mount over his future at the club. Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford and Harry Maguire were all also watching on.

Wrexham, who are owned by Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, were beaten play-off semi-finalists after they finished second in the National League last season.

The Welsh side are favourites to gain promotion back to the Football League next season, with their campaign starting a week on Saturday at home to Eastleigh.

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