Venables, Ferdinand protests and Hernandez - inside Leeds United's last two trips to Australia

In less than a fortnight’s time, Leeds United will be jetting off to Australia to continue their preparations for the new Premier League season. The Whites will be there for around two weeks and they’ll take in three friendly matches along the way as they split their time between Gold Coast, Brisbane and Perth.

Jesse Marsch’s side will start their tour of Australia with a clash against Brisbane Roar, before they take on fellow Premier League sides Aston Villa and Crystal Palace. Leeds have a sizeable antipodean fan base and this won’t be the first time they’ve made the journey to Australia.

The last time they played on Australian soil was in 2019 under Marcelo Bielsa, and they made the journey back in 2002, too, with the likes of Harry Kewell and Mark Viduka in the side.

Ahead of this year's pre-season trip, here’s a look back at their previous visits Down Under.

The Whites travelled with a small squad as they prepared for their second Championship season under Bielsa. A host of key names such as Patrick Bamford, Pablo Hernandez and Kalvin Phillips made the trip, but a chunk of the squad were left at home to play a couple of friendlies on home soil.

Leeds made the journey direct to Perth to play old rivals Man United in front of 55,000 supporters at the Optus Stadium, where they will also be taking on Palace in three and a half weeks’ time. Ultimately, it was a result to forget for those Leeds fans in attendance, who were either based Down Under or had made the journey over, as they lost 4-0, thanks to goals from Mason Greenwood, Marcus Rashford, Phil Jones and Anthony Martial.

They swiftly made the journey across to Sydney on the east coast, where they took on Western Sydney Wanderers at the Western Sydney Stadium in