straight to your inboxYoung Manchester United defender Teden Mengi appears to have been given a new squad number of 43 for the upcoming season.With a week to go until United get their Premier League campaign underway against Crystal Palace at Old Trafford, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side stepped up their pre-season preparations with a friendly against Aston Villa on Saturday.United, with a team lacking many of its stars who have only just returned from international duty, slipped to a 1-0 defeat at Villa Park through Ollie Watkins' early goal but there were some positives to take from the game.New signing Donny van de Beek impressed in his first appearance for the side, Daniel James looks to be finding form again and Mengi got another well.
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