Manchester United’s pre-season is already underway but it feels like the crunch preparations start this weekend. All squad members are now back at Carrington after those who took part in last month’s internationals clocked back in on Saturday after being handed an extended break.
They will be greeting a new teammate among them after Mason Mount’s £55m transfer from Chelsea. He has already made his debut, having started Wednesday’s 2-0 win over Leeds in Oslo as the summer schedule got underway.
Erik ten Hag will have been planning for the season ahead all summer but some acts and decisions have had to be put on hold until now.
The United boss is preparing his players ahead of the club’s pre-season tour of the US, but before that the club has a friendly with Lyon in Scotland to play on Wednesday.