Manchester United changed the layout of their home and away dressing rooms to avoid future tunnel brawls.

The Irish Independent says United have changed the layout of the home and away dressing rooms at Old Trafford to try to stop any repeat of the tunnel brawl that erupted in December between their players and rivals Manchester City.

The changes to the home dressing room, which was refurbished over the summer, has included a new entrance for the away team which takes them from the main tunnel directly into their changing room.

Previously, both teams turned off the main tunnel into a narrower corridor in order to gain access to their dressing rooms, and it was in that corridor that December's row erupted.

Tottenham Hotspur players and staff were surprised at the much reduced size of the Old Trafford away dressing room when they arrived at the stadium for their Monday night game. The opposition dressing room was cut in size over the summer in order to create the new access for the away side which means that both teams do not go down the same smaller corridor.