Phil Parkinson has confirmed that Elliot Lee and Ryan Hardie missed Wrexham’s 1-0 pre-season friendly win over Manchester United due to injury.

Lee, 31, and Hardie, 29, were not part of the squad that travelled to Helsinki, Finland but were named in the group that went to Poland last week.

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Attacking midfielder Lee, who has been at Wrexham since 2022, played the second half of a 0-0 draw against Wilsa Krakow. Hardie did not feature.

Parkinson hopes the duo have not suffered serious injuries and is optimistic about welcoming other unavailable players back to the squad before friendlies in the USA.

“It’s like the building blocks for us going into the American tour now,” he told Wrexham’s website after their victory over Premier League Man United.

“We can bring a few players [back] now – Libby [Liberto Cacace], Sheafy [Ben Sheaf] and Josh Windass.

“Ryan Hardie and Elliot [Lee] have unfortunately picked up injuries which are hopefully not too serious.

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“We have got other players to come back into that group but I feel the lads are progressing well. That’s a good base to go to America with.”

Full-back Cacace has returned to Wrexham training after representing New Zealand at the 2026 World Cup.

Wrexham are set for a triple header of friendlies in the USA against Leeds United (Sunday, 26 July), Liverpool (Thursday, 30 July) and Sunderland (Sunday, 2 August).