Manchester United are to reinforce their training ground, in the wake of the ongoing terror threat.
The club have applied for planning permission to effectively install a ring of steel around the Aon Training Complex.
New gates, barriers and bollards – aimed at preventing unauthorised vehicles or persons get close to where Jose Mourinho puts his players through their paces – have been ordered as United look to beef up security at their Carrington base.
The move comes after the terror attack on Manchester Arena in May, in which 23 people died and hundreds more were injured when a suicide bomber struck following a pop concert.