Carlos Baleba made his first appearance in a Manchester United shirt on Friday during a behind-closed-doors friendly against Lausanne at Carrington.
The midfielder has been sidelined since the summer with an ankle injury picked up before his permanent move from Brighton.
United reportedly won the match 2-1 with Baleba featuring alongside senior stars Harry Maguire and Matheus Cunha.
Academy prospects Jacey Carrick, Amir Ibragimov, Yuel Helafu and Victor Musa also earned valuable minutes.
The game doubled as a scouting session for Sekou Kone, currently on loan at the Swiss club from United.
Former Red Devils defender Tyler Fredricson lined up for Lausanne in the same fixture.
Michael Carrick will hope Baleba can push for a matchday squad place when United host Tottenham at Old Trafford on October 10.
Bruno Fernandes returned for Portugal on Thursday after an injury scare, easing one concern for the United boss.
Marcus Rashford, Kobbie Mainoo, Benjamin Sesko and Karl Darlow all withdrew from international duty during the break.
Patrick Dorgu and Noussair Mazraoui are being assessed after picking up knocks for Denmark and Morocco respectively.
United sit in the bottom half of the Premier League table and need a win to arrest their early-season slide.
The talking point doing the rounds in Kampala is whether Carrick can afford to rush Baleba straight into a North London Derby atmosphere after months out.
- Baleba: first United appearance (friendly v Lausanne)
- Result: United 2-1 Lausanne
- Senior players involved: Maguire, Cunha
- Academy players: J Carrick, Ibragimov, Helafu, Musa, Leon, Kana-Biyik
- Next PL fixture: United v Tottenham, Old Trafford, October 10
- Injury watch: Fernandes (cleared), Rashford, Mainoo, Dorgu, Mazraoui
Source: Mirror
