Manchester United under-13s did not have enough socks and shorts when their Everton counterparts came to Carrington to play a match last month, according to The Athletic.

They had to borrow some, which meant the Man United players wore kit bearing Everton’s crest for the game.

A shortage of staff, due to Jim Ratcliffe’s cost-cutting regime, is alleged to have played a factor in the embarrassing episode.

Those who wear Man United tracksuits – including academy coaches and first-team analysts, but not players, Amorim and his coaches – now have to wash their own kit

While Ratcliffe committed £50 million of his own money to transform Carrington, cutting jobs has come with consequences.

There are allegations that toilets have been left uncleaned, trash bins not being emptied, and pitch perimeters worn and littered at the academy building.

Those at the Old Trafford club believe there are not enough maintenance staff employed to maintain the facilities.

Exterior signs are fading and machinery has been left around the site.

The women’s team also suffered as a result of alack of enough staff last month as several pairs of players’ boots went missing in transit for their...