The 17 Manchester United players who are confirmed to have returned to Carrington for pre-season

A group of 17 Manchester United players have been confirmed to have attended first-team training on the first day of pre-season at the club's Carrington training base on Monday.

It marked the beginning of a new era at the club with manager Erik ten Hag meeting his players and taking charge of training for the very first time. He arrived at Carrington at around 8am in a chauffeur-driven people carrier, before being followed a short time afterwards by assistant Steve McClaren.

United's first wave of players started to arrive shortly before 9am, including David de Gea and Donny van de Beek. The Manchester Evening News understands that some players who arrived early were still at the training ground after 4pm.

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As well as several senior figures attending training on the first day of the new era, such as Jadon Sancho and Antony Martial, who were both filmed arriving at Carrington by the club, a cluster of youngsters were also in attendance, such as Ethan Laird, Alvaro Fernandez and Shola Shoretire. The trio were all pictured in the gallery published on the club's website.

Surprisingly, fellow youngster Alejandro Garnacho also reported. He was not expected to return to Carrington just yet after recently representing Argentina's Under-20s at the Toulon Tournament. He last played on June 10.

Garnacho, like other members of United's international contingent, was entitled to three weeks off, meaning he is likely to attract praise from the supporters for returning early. The likes of Harry Maguire, Bruno Fernandes and Cristiano Ronaldo are among those currently still away.

Meanwhile, although several photographs emerged throughout the