United start pre-season schedule with trip to Brechin
Dundee United will begin their pre-season preparations with a friendly against Brechin City.For the second consecutive year, Jim Goodwin's men will kick off their summer schedule by facing the Highland League side on Saturday, 28 June.Last year, strikes in either half from Kai Fotheringham and Tony Watt ensured victory for the top-flight club.The fixture will mark former United midfielder and manager Ray McKinnon's first match in the Glebe Park dugout as Brechin boss.
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