Steve McClaren's real role at Manchester United and three more things spotted in open training

Manchester United are onto the final leg of their pre-season tour in Perth and the surroundings would have felt familiar when they trained in front of 5,000 fans at the historic WACA ground on Thursday morning.

Erik ten Hag put his players through their paces in an open training session in the western Australian city and while temperatures have nudged up a notch from Melbourne, the heavens were not on United's side.

They've experienced a variety of conditions on tour, from the sweltering heat of Bangkok to the cooler climes of Melbourne, and now heavy rain showers here.

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Soon after training began the rain started to pour. There were several very heavy showers during the nearly two-hour long session, but the locals were undeterred and they were rewarded when several players stayed to sign autographs and pose for pictures at the end, as did Ten Hag.

United end their tour with a friendly against Aston Villa at the Optus Stadium on Saturday night and they will be looking to make it four wins from four in what has been a very productive trip.

Here are a few things spotted from their latest training session.

Bailly's brilliant defending

It's been a good tour so far for Eric Bailly, although it may not be enough to change his status at United. Following the signing of Lisandro Martinez it's hard to see how the Ivorian isn't fifth-choice this season and we know he won't be satisfied by that.

Bailly has defended well so far, however, and he put in one excellent tackle during the session at the WACA. In a small-sided game Marcus Rashford had raced clear on goal but Bailly came from nowhere to get a foot in and poke the ball away from the forward.

Rashford hobbled away from