article_snippet.sent: The Dutchman, who pays ferocious attention to detail, vowed that a repeat of last summer would not happen again on his watch and believes to this day that the effects of the pre-season schedule cost his side dearly when the real action started.
article_snippet.sent: Manchester United traditionally stage a pre-season friendly at Old Trafford and August 1 would seem a logical choice .
article_snippet.sent: Manchester United traditionally stage a pre-season friendly at Old Trafford and August 1 would seem a logical choice.
article_snippet.sent: They faced Valencia last year and Sevilla in 2013 although the Olympics prevented such a fixture taking place in 2012.