Erik ten Hag tells Manchester United youngsters how Jonny Evans will help them before Wrexham friendly

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Erik ten Hag reminded Manchester United's youngsters that playing for the club is about winning ahead of their game against Wrexham in San Diego.

United take on Wrexham at the Snapdragon Stadium in the early hours of Wednesday morning and Ten Hag's starting line-up for the game is made up of youngsters from the first-team travelling squad, supplemented by academy prospects.

Alvaro Fernandez, Dan Gore and Hannibal are part of the main first-team group, but they have made the trip to San Diego, where they are starting alongside their academy teammates against the Welsh club. ALSO READ: United refuse to rule out selling Scott McTominay Jonny Evans, who recently signed a short-term deal to feature in pre-season, is the only senior player in the starting XI to play Wrexham and Ten Hag believes the match will prove to be an excellent experience for the youngsters.

Ten Hag spoke to MUTV ahead of kick-off against Wrexham and he also warned everything must be done to win the friendly. "This is a great experience and very good for their development," he said. "I'm sure it will make them better football players, tonight will help them.