Man Utd suffered countless problems in defence last season as a result of injuries and the issue could continue into the early weeks of this season.
If anything was going to make Erik ten Hag wince in discomfort in Los Angeles on Saturday it was the sight of his new centre-back limping off injured. Leny Yoro has been at Manchester United for less than two weeks but the curse has already got him.
The United manager will already be considering the kind of defence he can field against Fulham when United get the new campaign underway on Friday, August 16. As of right now, none of the four defenders he would consider his first-choice options are available. Martinez's involvement in that tournament was another sign his injury issues could be behind him, while Shaw only returned from a hamstring problem he suffered in February to start the final against Spain in Berlin. Ten Hag won't want to take any chances with either, especially with Tyrell Malacia still only fit enough to train on his own.