Van Persie and David de Gea were excused from the weekend defeat to Singha All Stars in Bangkok in order to give them maximum recovery time after their summer international commitments.
But both have now joined David Moyes' squad in Sydney for an intense week of training ahead of Saturday's sell-out clash with the A-League All Stars outfit at ANZ Stadium.
However, it is the link with Fabregas that will intrigue United fans.
The club was said to be interested in the former Gunners' skipper, only to cool off when Fabregas stated his intention to stay at Barcelona.
Having missed out on another Barca midfielder, Thiago Alcantara, who has joined Bayern Munich, it is thought Moyes is now considering another inquiry about Fabregas, who like Thiago cannot be guaranteed a regular place in a Barca outfit that will be bolstered by Neymar's arrival.
Moyes has now gone on record to say he is looking to strengthen his midfield and Fabregas fits the template for the type of player it needs to operate alongside Michael Carrick.
Finance to back what would be a costly transfer would not be an issue if chief executive Ed Woodward is to be believed.
"We haven't got money burning a hole in our pocket but we have got a strategy on player purchases and if David wants to go after a stellar player he can do that," said Woodward over the weekend.
The Red Devils have since submitted a £26million ($A43.2 million) bid for Fabregas.
Press Association Sport understands the bid was submitted and thus far there has been no response.
If the deal did go through it would represent Moyes' first significant signing as United manager.
United has been linked with both Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale in recent weeks.
Meanwhile, Wayne Rooney's future has not been made much clearer by Woodward's claim the Red Devils has no immediate plans to open contract negotiations with the currently injured England striker.
Rooney's present £250,000-a-week ($A418,970) deal expires in two years' time and if the 27-year-old was to stay at Old Trafford, as the club insist he will, it was thought another would have to be agreed to prevent his value plummeting.
But Woodward has rejected that theory.
"There are no contract renewals that are being discussed. I am not sitting down with any player on an extension and there is no trigger date in the diary," said Woodward.
"Would we be afraid to run a contract down? Of course not."
Meanwhile, Antonio Valencia will not be in Australia as he has been given additional time off.
He joins United captain Nemanja Vidic and Rooney, who also didn't make the trip to Sydney due to injury.
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