Manchester United closed their pre-season campaign in disappointing fashion, according to BBC News, suffering a 4-2 defeat to AC Milan despite twice taking the lead during the match.
The result leaves Michael Carrick's side with plenty to ponder just a week before they open their Premier League campaign away at newly promoted Hull City. While pre-season results are rarely a reliable indicator of what's to come, a loss of this nature against Milan will do little to settle nerves ahead of the opening weekend.
BBC News did not detail the scorers or the manner in which United twice surrendered their advantage, but the scoreline itself points to defensive issues that Carrick will need to address quickly. With the Premier League season fast approaching, there is little time for United to fine-tune their approach before the campaign gets under way for real at Hull.