On the first day of United's pre-season tour of Germany, Manager Ian McCall declared himself happy with the progress of the ongoing preparations for the forthcoming campaign. In a lunchtime interview today, he stated: "We had a very good first session here this morning and everybody trained with the exception of Billy Dodds. The good news is that Doddsy is progressing very well indeed. After lunch, the players will take a rest before we travel to our first match in Germany versus Wacker Burghausen this evening."