Just 39 days after their 2-1 defeat to Manchester City in the FA Cup final at Wembley, Manchester United will embark on their pre-season schedule for the forthcoming campaign on Wednesday.
United take on Championship side Leeds United in Oslo in their first of eight scheduled friendlies ahead of the season opener against Wolves at Old Trafford on August 14. The trip to Norway will signal the start of another long and gruelling campaign, meaning it is vitally important that everyone treats this period seriously.
Pre-season is an opportunity for players to lay down a marker ahead of the new campaign and force their way into their manager's thoughts ahead of the big kick-off, and the situation is no different at United, certainly ahead of this opening friendly.
