Manchester United chief executive officer Omar Berrada has made his feelings perfectly clear about the Red Devils’ meaningful project under the Ineos reign at Old Trafford.
The Red Devils have been in the United States as part of their pre-season campaign under Ruben Amorim ahead of the 2025-26 Premier League at Old Trafford.
Manchester United signed off their visit to the United States on Sunday by winning the Premier League Summer Series after their three matches in the States.
The Red Devils were in action at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium on the weekend and United and Everton played out an entertaining 2-2 draw in a friendly in Atlanta.
Omar Berrada was in Georgia amid United’s encounter with Everton on the pre-season tour and the Red Devils CEO opened up about a “really important milestone.”
Photo by Molly Darlington/Copa/Getty ImagesOmar Berrada believes Man Utd and Ruben Amorim will deeply benefit from the ‘best-in-class’ plan rolled out by Ineos
Manchester United announced last summer that the Red Devils’ Carrington training complex would be undergoing a major refurbishment under the Ineos regime.
The Premier League club teamed up with British architecture firm Foster and Partners as part of a £50m venture to significantly upgrade the Red Devils’ facilities.
The work at Carrington had been carried out amid the 2024-25 Premier League season and would see a key improvement to the United first-team building.
Omar Berrada predicted that the reopening of the refurbished Carrington complex would “positively impact the performance of our teams” at the Premier League club.
“For sure, it is a really important milestone for us,” he said, as per Manchester United’s official website.
“We have invested a lot in improving the facilities, it is going to be [the] best in class and really second to none in the world of sports.
“We are going to open it on Friday 8 and we are very proud of what it’s going to look like.
“I have no doubt that it is going to positively impact the performance of our teams.”
What Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe said about Ineos’ project for the refurbished Carrington training complex
Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who became co-owner of United after his minority stake purchase in 2023, said that the £50m investment would bring a “world-class” Carrington.
“We want to create a world-class environment for our teams to win,” he said in June 2024, as per Manchester United’s official website.
“When we conducted a thorough review of the Carrington training facilities and met our men’s first-team players, it was clear the standards had fallen below some of our peers.”
The 72-year-old Ineos chief added: “This project will ensure Manchester United’s training ground is once more renovated to the highest standards.”
United’s new and improved Carrington will open on 8th August ahead of the Red Devils’ final pre-season tour match against Fiorentina at Old Trafford.