Manchester United players tell fans what they want to hear at kit launch as Erik ten Hag adapts to new demands

Luke Shaw, Scott McTominay, Bruno Fernandes, Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford attended Manchester United's cringe-inducing kit launch at Federation Square on Saturday night. It was chilly and the players' arrival was delayed but the crowd's enthusiasm never waned. Some must have waited for a couple of hours to see the players.

The compere rubbed Sancho up the wrong way when he bluntly asked how Melbourne Victoria scored past United the previous night. Sancho was unimpressed and received an apology afterwards.

Sancho had said on the tram en route to Fed Square he had no interest in speaking, which might go down well with the arm's-length approach some at United still favour. Scott McTominay was more forthcoming when asked about Erik ten Hag's approach: "The manager has told us that he doesn't do friendlies." McTominay also savoured a United fan yelling "f--k Liverpool".

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Sancho still threw his shirt into the crowd after an overzealous security minder prevented him from approaching fans.

Prior to the players' entrance, ambassadors Bryan Robson, Andy Cole and Albert Morgan were on mic. When Christian Eriksen was mentioned, Morgan regaled the crowd about the time Sir Alex Ferguson attempted to sign him from Tottenham. Ferguson retired from management three months before Eriksen joined Spurs.

Meanwhile, at the Marriott Docklands hotel, around 30 fans from United supporters’ branches in Brisbane, New South Wales and Perth met Harry Maguire, Alex Telles, Ethan Laird, Matej Kovar, Hannibal Mejbri, James Garner, Anthony Martial and Tom Heaton. Maguire was serenaded by supporters and Martial expressed his happiness at returning to the club after a fruitless loan