Manchester United are gearing up to play their fifth pre-season match on Wednesday evening, as they line up to face bitter Premier League rivals Leeds United in Dublin, Ireland.

The club have played four fixtures so far, losing 1-0 to Wrexham, defeating Rosenborg and Atletico Madrid, and drawing 1-1 with Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday afternoon.

Next up, against Leeds, multiple first-team stars are set to return to action. Having missed the PSG tie due to illness, Matheus Cunha is in line for his first minutes after returning from the World Cup, while Marcus Rashford and Kobbie Mainoo could play, too.

With fewer than two weeks left until the 2026/27 season gets underway, United are ramping up their preparations with a week-long training camp in Ireland. Following the Leeds tie, the Reds will face AC Milan in Poland on Saturday.

Below is all the latest on how to watch United's clash against Leeds for free, as well as all information surrounding the squad and kick off times.

United and Leeds have a bitter and long-lasting rivalry, with the last meeting between the two sides seeing the Reds lose 2-1 at Old Trafford in what was a dismal defeat under Carrick.

While revenge will no doubt be on the cards, the game against Leeds represents the chance for United to play against Premier League opponents for the first and only time this summer, with one eye on hoping the squad gets through unscathed.

This game comes on Wednesday, 12 August, and kick-off is at 19:30 BST. The game will be played atCroke Park in Dublin, Ireland.

In the United Kingdom, this game will be available to watch live on MUTV (Sky channel 418 and Virgin Media channel 526). The tie will also be televised live and for free in the UK on ITV.

The game will also be streamed live on Manchester United's website, but an active MUTV subscription is required to watch the action. For those without a subscription, ITVX will also show the fixture online.

The UtdDistrict X account will also be covering the fixture, providing quotes from Carrick and the players before and after the match, as well as live commentary of the game.

For United, the game could see multiple players return to the pitch for the first time this summer. As mentioned above, Cunha, Rashford, and Mainoo could return to action for the Reds, while Senne Lammens has recovered from an illness that saw him miss the tie against PSG.

Youri TIelemans, Bruno Fernandes, Diogo Dalot, and Noussair Mazraoui enjoyed their opening minutes for the Reds this summer during the PSG fixture, and while Mason Mount went off with injury in the first-half, he has not appeared to suffer and serious injury.

Lisandro Martínez did not initially travel to Ireland with the squad as he was given an extra day off following his involvement in the World Cup final with Argentina, and Matthijs de Ligt, who is due back from injury in october after undergoing back surgery, is with the squad, too.

New goalkeeper signing Karl Darlow has also travelled with the squad to Ireland after undergoing a minor procedure at the end of last season, and is expected to be fit by the time the campaign starts.