There were some familiar faces reporting back at Carrington for the first time after their international endeavours at the end of last season.
Diogo Dalot and the Brazilian pair Alex Telles and Fred were among the returnees arriving in high spirits, in preparation for their first training session under new boss Erik ten Hag.
Harry Maguire was all smiles as the captain entered the building, with fellow centre-backs Raphael Varane and Eric Bailly also reporting for duty.
Bruno Fernandes was another Red who seemed delighted to be bumping into the staff again before getting down to business.