JAKARTA - Manchester United no longer have a reason to appear sluggish in the 2025/2026 season. They have been fully supported to return to the top of English and European football after the club opened a new training center worth 50 million pounds.
The first-team building in Carrington reopened on Friday, August 8, 2025, after a year-long project initiated by one of its owners, Sir Jim Radcliffe, was completed.
Speaking at the opening, Radcliffe likened the old facility to a hospital. The 72-year-old said the new training center was world-class.
One of the Red Devils players, Diogo Dalot, also commented on the new training center. He emphasized that now it was the player's turn to show equal performance.
"I think we ended up at the appropriate level for this club. Now it's our turn, on the pitch, to match that standard too."
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"If we talk about clubs like Manchester United, we should have the best facilities in the world."
"The most important thing I like the most is that now there will be no reason," said Dalot.
Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo criticized Manchester United's training ground when he returned to the club in 2021.
He said nothing had changed in 12 years since his departure to Real Madrid in 2009.
However, Dalot revealed that Ronaldo would definitely be happy with the appearance of the newly inaugurated training center.
"I'm sure he (Ronaldo) would be happy to see him," Dalot said when asked about Ronaldo's comments shortly before he moved to Al Nassr in 2022.
"However, overall, I think the message is clear that this club deserves more and all praise for Sir Jim and his team," said the player again.
The renovated building - originally opened in 2000 - covered a training room in the highlands, sleeping pods, padel fields, Formula 1 simulators, and barbershop spaces for players to bring their own barbershops.
Dalot was one of the first players to take advantage of the room, which has a red and blue barbershop attached outside.
There are also areas for infrared therapy, dry buoys, as well as oxygen rooms and cryotherapy.
"Klub harus bersaing di level tertinggi yang sesuai dengan ukuran dan sejarah klub. Meskipun fasilitas pelatihan kelas dunia tidak akan membawa kami ke posisi itu sendiri, itu adalah salah satu kuncinya. Sekarang kami memilikinya."
"When I first came to Carrington two years ago, we made a presentation here."
"At that time it was very clear. I'm sure it was (sophisticated) in 2000, but 25 years later it was no longer at the level needed for one of the four or five best clubs in the world."
"It feels like being in a hospital in the basement. It used to be a rather gloomy place, like a gloomy rabbit nest."
"Now it's open, fresh, and quite modern. Encouraging interaction. That's what we need," said Radcliffe.
Amoram dan para pemainnya juga memberikan masukan soal fasilitas baru itu dalam pertemuan dengan COO United, Collette Roche.
"Tom Heaton spent quite a lot of time at St George's Park's FA training center, so I asked what was the best part and he explained the various areas," Roche said.
"We have a team core, so Bruno (Fernandes), Harry (Maguire), Tom, Diogo, and we ask what they want and they give me some great ideas," he said again.
Manchester United updated their training center because it was inspired by Los Angeles Rams training facilities and Leicester City's cutting-edge training ground, which cost 100 million and opened in 2020.
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