Manchester United will open the doors to a new-look Carrington on Friday morning, the latest step in a revolution under Sir Jim Ratcliffe that has brought transformation and more than enough turbulence.
The £50million upgrade of the complex will not only give United a world-class training facility but a more integrated club as staff move across from Old Trafford to work under the same roof with other departments for the first time.
It’s fair to say that change has not always been positive since Ratcliffe bought into United; it led to the club’s worst season in more than half a century, low morale among a workforce decimated by redundancies and unrest among fans over his ticketing policies.