How United's pre-season schedule shapes up

There are just two weeks to go until the Manchester United first-team squad returns to the Aon Training Complex on Monday 1 July, to begin preparations for the 2019/20 season.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has already spoken about his desire to oversee a hard-working training camp this summer, to provide his Reds with a stronger foundation of fitness for the campaign ahead.

The manager is also determined to properly instil his attacking philosophy in the group, after taking charge of the club on a caretaker basis last December before earning the full-time position in March.

Chances to coach the players on the training ground were limited in Solskjaer’s first half-a-season as boss, due to the abundance of fixtures that take place in the second half of a campaign. As such, Ole is excited by the prospect of working with his squad in a much more detailed way this summer.

WHAT’S IN STORE THIS SUMMER?

Due to the various international tournaments and fixtures that have already been played this summer, or are still to be played, such as the UEFA Nations League finals and Copa America competition in Brazil, it has not yet been confirmed which United players will return on 1 July.

Solskjaer’s Reds will work hard at the Aon Training Complex for around a week before flying out to Australia for the start of Tour 2019, presented by Aon. A training camp will be set up in Perth, and the same city will also host United's beneficial friendlies against Perth Glory on 13 July and Leeds United on 17 July.

After that, the squad will play three fixtures in the International Champions Cup, against Inter Milan in Singapore on 20 July, Tottenham Hotspur in China on 25 July and AC Milan in Wales on 3 August. To buy tickets and find out more about those matches, plus the two games in Australia, visit manutd.com/tour.

In a separate pre-season friendly, Ole will take the team to his homeland of Norway for a meeting with Kristiansund on 30 July.