Man United vs West Ham LIVE: Premier League duo battle it out in the States with £71m summer signing Bryan Mbeumo made to wait for his Red Devils debut after prolonged transfer tussle

Both United and West Ham arrived at the MetLife a bit earlier.

Their entry was delayed because they had to pass through metal detectors. You don't get that back in the Premier League.

Wow. There is no Bryan Mbuemo in Manchester United's squad.

I'm not quite sure why but perhaps it's to do with his lack of sharpness. He missed out on training sessions during his final days at Brentford.

We'll undoubtedly hear from Ruben Amorim on that before kick-off.

Scratch everything I said earlier.

Cue groans of disappointment from United supporters.

It's a strong starting XI, albeit one missing Bryan Mbeumo. That means Matheus Cunha, Bruno Fernandes and Rasmus Hojlund get the nod.

At the back, Altay Bayindir is in goal, followed by a back line of Matthijs de Ligt, Ayden Heaven and Leny Yoro.

Amad and Patrick Dorgu look to be the wing backs, with Manuel Ugarte and Kobbie Mainoo occupying the midfield pivot.

As Mail Sport reported earlier this week, the striker saga at Manchester United is threatening to run until deadline day - again.

As it stands, the club simply can't afford to enter the bidding war for Alexander Isak, Benjamin Sesko or Nicolas Jackson.

By the time they do manage to scrape together the funds, all three of those players could have joined Premier League rivals.

It's a pretty bleak picture, even after the arrivals of Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha to the tune of around £130million.

We're expecting Bryan Mbeumo to pull on a Manchester United shirt for the very first time this evening. We'll find out shortly if he starts.

Ruben Amorim has been very happy indeed with how both Mbeumo and fellow summer arrival Matheus Cunha have settled in.

It's early days but on paper, that's a pretty deadly frontline, minus a trustworthy No 9, of course. More on that in just a few moments...

Let's just say Amorim will be less satisfied with that particular pursuit.

If you're joining us from the UK this evening, a very warm welcome and congratulations. Welcome along to the graveyard shift.

But hey, this almost resembles top-flight football, so we'll take it.

United will begin their US pre-season tour against West Ham at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey tonight - kick-off 12am BST.

This is the Premier League Summer Series, which will play out over the next week or so. United will contest three matches in total.

Stay right here for the team news and all the updates!