Manchester United creche removed by Louis van Gaal as he continues to make sweeping changes at the club
- Creche was located next to players' lounge at Old Trafford
- Creche wall knocked through to double the size of the medical room
- Louis van Gaal has made major changes to Man Utd's training ground, too
- Dutchman joined Manchester United in May following David Moyes' exit
Louis van Gaal’s Manchester United revolution has even extended to the children’s creche at Old Trafford.
The play area where United’s stars used to leave their kids on match days while they socialised with their wives and girlfriends in the players’ lounge next door has been converted into a medical room on the instruction of United’s new manager.
Previously, the creche was situated between the medical room and the lounge, but it has been knocked through to double the size of the treatment room.
Louis van Gaal listens to what his assistant Ryan Giggs has to say on the Old Trafford touchline
The creche was located next to the players' lounge at Old Trafford
The players’ lounge, which was also next to the home dressing-room at Old Trafford, has been split in two – one half is now a pre-match warm-up area and the other is an interview room for overseas media rights holders.
Although the players can now socialise elsewhere in the stadium, it is understood that the creche has not be relocated.
A club source told The Sun: ‘Scrapping the historic players’ room and creche has created a bit of a stir. But Van Gaal was adamant with what he wanted and everyone has had to fall in line.
‘The players’ lounge is now a warm-up area and team members are invited into a different part of the stadium to spend time with their families.
Wayne Rooney leaves Carrington - where sweeping changes have been made by Van Gaal - earlier this week
Angel Di Maria - who like Rooney has young children - will not be able to use the creche
‘The creche is gone and has not been moved elsewhere.’
It is the latest change implemented by Van Gaal since he took over in the summer after the Dutchman ordered a £3million overhaul of United’s Carrington training base.
Two training pitches have been ripped up and replaced with the identical Desso surface that is used at Old Trafford, a £500,000 video surveillance system has been installed so Van Gaal can analyse his squad more closely in training, and sleeping pods are available for players to rest in between double training sessions rather than having to go home.
The manager has also introduced a strict 1pm mealtime with rectangular canteen tables replaced by circular ones and all the players ordered to speak in English.
Van Gaal has made several changes to United's infrastructure at Old Trafford and Carrington
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