Manchester United has reopened its Carrington training centre after a £50 million, year-long redevelopment financed by minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe. The upgraded facility was officially unveiled on Friday, with Ratcliffe cutting a red ribbon alongside head coach Ruben Amorim and former manager Sir Alex Ferguson, one week before the new Premier League season begins. Designed by Foster + Partners, the project replaces what Ratcliffe called a “gloomy hospital basement” with a light-filled, open-plan complex intended to keep players on site longer and improve performance. New features include high-altitude and cryotherapy rooms, a hyperbaric oxygen chamber, sleeping pods, dry-flotation tanks, smart urinals that track hydration, a barber’s shop, an F1 simulator and space for a forthcoming padel court. The overhaul responds to criticism from Cristiano Ronaldo in 2022 that Carrington had “stopped in time.” Club executives said the work was delivered on schedule and within budget, and argue the modernised hub will promote collaboration among coaches, medical staff and players while removing “any excuses” as United attempt to re-establish themselves at the top of English football.