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As part of Manchester United’s massive rebuild project this summer, the club have started work on modernising the men’s first team training grounds at Carrington.
The £50 million project is refurbishing all areas of the facility, with the aim of delivering a world-class football complex to support future success.
This “high-performance collaborative environment” is expected to be developed throughout the 2024/25 season, meaning that alterations have needed to be made to ensure the training capabilities of all teams in the club this coming year.
Unfortunately for the Women’s team, the men’s first team were reported as moving to their permanent facilities whilst their infrastructure was being refurbished.
The impact of the training facilities revamp on the women’s team
United have been criticised recently for their apparent disregard for the women’s team, with the side having to move into portable buildings at Carrington to make way for the men’s first team.
After this was announced, the Professional Footballers’ Association stepped in to address leadership at United and resolve the supposed neglect of the club’s women’s team.
Now, more information has come to light around the specifics of the women’s temporary facilities, suggesting the move may not be as detrimental as first thought.
BBC journalist Emma Sanders posted on X: “Some more positive news on Man Utd Women’s training facilities after being moved for men. I’m told temporary building for season not a portacabin. Includes canteen area, cooking station and refurbished pitches.”
She added that the women can “access S&C, medial, ice baths/pools at the old men’s site.”
If this report is accurate then it will provide a great opportunity to club’s leadership to begin showing progress away from the negative opinions currently being held resulting from United’s inequitable treatment of the women’s team.
Some more positive news on Man Utd Women’s training facilities after being moved for men. I’m told temporary building for season not a portacabin. Includes canteen area, cooking station & refurbished pitches. Can access S&C, medical, ice baths/pools at the old men’s site. #mufc
— Emma Sanders (@em_sandy) July 31, 2024
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