Manchester United lose 1-0 to Wrexham in pre-season — Andrey Santos debuts

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Brazilian makes first appearance after joining from Chelsea

Carrick rings changes at half-time as United lose 1-0 in Helsinki

Andrey Santos made a bright first Manchester United appearance as they lost 1-0 in a pre-season friendly against Wrexham in Helsinki. Sam Smith scored the only goal with an easy finish six minutes before half-time, minutes after heading against his own crossbar defending a corner.

United were without the players who have featured at the World Cup, including their new signing Youri Tielemans, as well as Benjamin Sesko, but Michael Carrick put out a strong starting XI in front of 20,000 spectators.

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