The club’s invaluable Foundation was represented on the pre-season tour by chief executive John Shiels, who oversaw a series of fundraising events.

The idea was to create a ‘legacy fund’, with half being left behind in Perth and the other half heading back to Manchester.



It all began with an open training session at the WACA, where over 12,000 local United supporters each paid $5 for the experience of watching Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s squad up close and personal.



That type of event was once a regular fixture on the club’s pre-season tours and, after an absence in recent summers, its return was deemed an incredible and uplifting success for everyone involved.