As descending jumbo jets paraded over the grounds, the undermanned squad went through light workouts for about an hour. The number of participants and intensity will grow Tuesday.

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“We’ll have the majority of the guys tomorrow,” Sarachan said amid abundant sunshine and a light breeze. Atlanta’s Brad Guzan and Darlington Nagbe will not begin workouts until Wednesday.

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Late arrivals will impact Sarachan’s lineup decisions Thursday, he said. The Americans will also face Italy next Tuesday in Genk, Belgium.

“The guys coming over later, we’ll have to decide where they fit in,” Sarachan said.

That would suggest Ethan Horvath, the only keeper on the field Monday, might end up starting the first match. The other keepers are Guzan and Columbus’s Zack Steffen.

Aside from Horvath’s early presence, Sarachan praised the 23-year-old’s performance for Club Brugge in the UEFA Champions League.

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“He was very good in the game against Monaco” last week, Sarachan said. “He’s seeing minutes now, which is good.”

For U.S. fans, the most welcome appearance was made by Christian Pulisic, the program’s most dynamic attacker who, because of injuries, summer break and club demands, has made one appearance in the past year.

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Asked about Pulisic’s attitude and demeanor in his first camp since May in Philadelphia, Sarachan said, “Watching him in today’s session and afterward, I think he is excited to be here. He is not externally going to show a lot of that, but I can tell, once the whistle blew and we got going, he was engaged in training. Seeing him with the guys, I think he feels that he has missed this a little bit.”

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Pulisic, who will not be available for interviews with U.S. reporters until Wednesday, could end up starting alongside three other rising standouts: Weston McKennie, Tyler Adams and Tim Weah. The quartet has never been on the roster at the same time.

“It doesn’t take long for these guys to get settled and get going because they do know one another, but it has been some time,” Sarachan said. “It still takes time to get the chemistry back on the field. That’s the disadvantage of these friendlies: We won’t have [almost] everyone until tomorrow and we’ve got the game Thursday. We wish we had more time, but that’s the nature of it.”

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Josh Sargent, an 18-year-old forward with Werder Bremen’s second team, sat out Monday with an undisclosed injury.

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>> Earnie Stewart, the U.S. team’s new general manager, is with the delegation in London ahead of his decision in the coming weeks about the permanent head coaching position.

Sarachan, who has done well integrating young players since the failed World Cup qualifying campaign last year, said he is squarely focused on the two friendlies but plans to speak to Stewart about his future. Gregg Berhalter, a former U.S. defender who has guided the Columbus Crew for five seasons, is the front-runner, and it’s unclear whether Sarachan is under consideration.

“The whole process for me now is to just get this group ready,” he said. “By the time we leave next week, I will have a conversation with Earnie.”