Bryan Mbeumo marked one other constructive pre-season outing with a composed equaliser as Manchester United drew 1-1 with Paris Saint-Germain on the Nya Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg, although the afternoon was soured by harm issues for Mason Mount and goalkeeper Tom Heaton.
PSG made a blistering begin, taking the lead inside two minutes when Ibrahim Mbaye latched onto a cross from Dro Fernandez and drove a right-footed end dwelling.
The younger PSG proper winger, who has been pushing for a extra outstanding function beneath Luis Enrique, was vibrant all through the opening exchanges and gave United’s backline little time to settle.
The response from Michael Carrick’s facet was encouraging. Mbeumo labored Matvey Safonov with a left-footed drive from outdoors the field earlier than the Cameroonian striker levelled on 32 minutes, ending clinically into the underside proper nook after a pointy change with Amad Diallo on the sting of the realm.
The 2 harm issues will give Carrick pause for thought. Mount was pressured off as early because the nineteenth minute, changed by teenage midfielder Tyler Fletcher, after pulling up throughout a problem within the United half.
Heaton then adopted him down the tunnel inside two minutes of the restart, with Dermot Mee taking on between the posts.
PSG, who additionally used the event closely to rotate and assess their squad depth, noticed Kvaratskhelia threaten intermittently all through and Illia Zabarnyi had a robust header properly saved by Heaton earlier than the goalkeeper’s exit.
United seemed to steal it late on. Harry Maguire’s rangy left-footed effort from distance was palmed over comfortably by Safonov within the seventy fifth minute, whereas Shea Lacey blazed over from shut vary with six minutes remaining with the objective seemingly at his mercy.
Bruno Fernandes, launched within the second half together with Youri Tielemans and Joshua Zirkzee, then dragged a shot extensive within the 89th minute to make sure the spoils have been shared.
