Meanwhile, Marcus Rashford – on loan at Barcelona from United – played 69 minutes from the start and linked up well with Tottenham’s Djed Spence down the left, while he was in direct opposition with a former United team-mate in Uruguay right-back Guillermo Varela.
Another ex-United man Facundo Pellistri – whose last appearance for the Reds also came at Wembley in the 2024 Community Shield – was introduced as a second-half sub for Uruguay, who are coached by former Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa.
Manuel Ugarte started for the South Americans – who, like England, have qualified for this summer’s World Cup – and was the subject of one of the game’s main talking points.
Our no.25 was booked for a late challenge on Cole Palmer in the second half and appeared to receive a second yellow card in the aftermath of White’s goal. But amid some confusion, it did not result in him being sent off, before the midfielder was substituted on 88 minutes. It was later reported that the first yellow card was actually meant for team-mate Jose Maria Gimenez and the second was rescinded by German referee Sven Jablonski.
