A Manchester United youngster did himself some mischief after trying to remove some hair downstairs!

He applied plenty of hair-removal cream which not only took off his short and curlies but a layer of skin as well.

The unnamed player found it difficult to get changed for a game the next day and had to see his doctor for the damage to be assessed.

Academy director Brian McClair revealed the embarrassing blunder in the club magazine: "The lad should clearly not be allowed into the bathroom without a chaperone. He must have been a bit bored as he decided to apply hair-removing cream... to his nether regions.

"The cream duly removed the hair but also burnt a layer of skin off!

"This made changing for the game next day a bit hard to explain."