Manchester United are planning to step up their pre-season preparation with a camp at England rugby union's training HQ Pennyhill Park from next week.
United's players have been returning to their Carrington base in stages ahead of the new season and face Wayne Rooney's Derby County at Pride Park in their first friendly this Sunday.
By coincidence Rooney and his squad are at Pennyhill Park this week.
Free agents Ravel Morrison, Phil Jagielka, Sone Aluko, Sam Baldock and even One Direction pop star Niall Horan, invited as Rooney's guest, have been among the faces on show at the elite training facility which staff have been very impressed with.