United were set to embark on four days of manic transfer activity this time 12 months ago.
The signing of Memphis Depay from PSV Eindhoven had been reluctantly revealed in the latter days of the previous season but the winger was officially unveiled at a press conference on July 10.
Then 24 hours later it was announced that fotballdrakt med eget navn barn the Reds had captured full back Matteo Darmian from Torino.
Two days after the Italian was confirmed, the double swoop for Morgan Schneiderlin from Southampton and Bastian Schweinsteiger almost sent social media into meltdown.
It was a breathless time as the Reds rapidly wrapped up of the bulk of their incoming business with almost £70m invested.
Following hectic last minute work in the last two previous close season windows while the Premier League was underway this in contrast was a perfect summer.
Video LoadingVideo UnavailableClick to playTap to playThe video will start in 8CancelPlay now
United fans celebrated the early work as the quartet of new arrivals headed off immediately on the Reds» plane to America for United’s 2015 pre-season tour.
While the frenzy of the transfer merry-go-round whirled on, United and ex-boss Louis van Gaal were able to start their preparations for the new campaign Stateside.
Once again 12 months on and Woodward is being praised for messi drakt barn getting the majority of new boss Jose Mourinho’s wish list signed and sealed.
Eric Bailly was an early June arrival from Villarreal. Zlatan Ibrahimovic followed as soon as Sweden exited Euro 2016 and then Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s move from Borussia Dortmund was confirmed this week.