These are your Manchester United evening headlines for Thursday, July 21.
Manchester United flight to Perth dramatically delayed and Eric Bailly leaves his mark in training
Manchester United's flight to Perth was delayed slightly amid sad circumstances at Melbourne Airport on Wednesday.
A military plane landed on the private runway, blocking United's take-off, due to a medical emergency on board. United were airborne 45 minutes later.
United trained at AAMI Park for the final time on Wednesday morning and were back at the quaint WACA at 10am on Thursday. The stadium is undergoing a renovation, so some stands were off limits but supporters packed out the first tier of the Lillee-Marsh Stand.
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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