Manchester United arrived in Japan with much fanfare as they prepare for their opening leg of their four nation journey.

The team started the tour on the right note with Manchester United players going through a warm up routine after touching down in Japan. The team will play Urawa Red Diamonds on 17th July before flying off to Seoul, Korea, the next destination of their tour. (See picture of the United players in training)

Manager Sir Alex Ferguson was at a press conference ahead of their opening tour match against Urawa Red Diamonds on the 17th July in Japan answering questions about the team's preparations (See Sir Ferguson at Press Conference)

The training session saw Welsh veteran Ryan Giggs signing autographs to eager United fans, Giggs is one of United's lynchpins for the coming season.