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Manchester United are one of the world’s most famous football teams and have a prestigious training ground complex in Carrington. The Red Devils owe their legendary former manager, ‘Fergie’, for the complex he sought to build to bring the club up to date for the 21st century.

The club’s board backed Sir Alex Ferguson and built a new base 10 miles from their stadium, Old Trafford . It marked their move from The Cliff, which had served as Manchester United’s training ground ever since 1938. It is also home to the Red Devils’ revered academy setup.

Manchester United training ground name

Manchester United’s training ground is officially called the Trafford Training Centre. But the complex is commonly referred to only as Carrington. It has also previously been known as the Aon Training Complex due to sponsorship between 2013 and 2021.

The Red Devils’ deal with the American insurance giant was worth £15m a season, per BBC Sport . But fans refer to the site as Carrington as a nickname from its location in Carrington. It is in the village and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester.

Manchester United began construction of the Trafford Training Centre in 1999 and moved the first-team in during 2000. Construction work of the area designated for the Red Devils’ academy finished in 2002.

Old Trafford chiefs have funded a number of expansions and improvements to their training ground since its grand opening. Further changes are also expected later this year to keep Carrington up to standard in comparison to their rival clubs.

How many pitches are there at the Trafford Training Centre?

The Trafford Training Centre uses 85 acres of a 108-acre plot of land that includes 14 football pitches. It features 12 grass and two synthetic turf pitches of varying sizes.

Carrington also has a state-of-the-art indoor training centre. While players have access to a gym, a swimming pool and a medical centre, as well.

Manchester United trained at ‘The Cliff’ prior to Carrington

The Trafford Training Centre became Manchester United’s permanent base after a lengthy period using The Cliff. Ferguson sought to move away from the sports facility in Broughton, Salford to bring the club up to speed for the times and to improve privacy from rival scouts.

Manchester United also used North Road in Clayton as the club’s first training ground in their early years. They later agreed to move to The Cliff in the 1930s but continued to train at Old Trafford until 1970.

Yet The Cliff became Manchester United’s full-time training base to protect the pitch at Old Trafford. But ahead of the 21st century, Ferguson felt it was no longer up to the standards the club required to stay competitive.

Manchester United’s Trafford Training Centre was among the best in the world for much of its existence. Its blend of floodlit training fields, heated AstroTurf pitches and also a separated goalkeeper area cemented its place. While the academy have their own designated building.

Ferguson’s brainchild is also equipped with an array of state-of-the-art equipment and resources these days. These all allow the club’s army of coaches to closely track their players’ progress and performance.

Manchester United also take into account the local wildlife at their training ground. The Sun reported back in 2022 that the Red Devils had installed special hoods over the floodlights to protect endangered bats that live there following a specialised report.

Plans to develop Manchester United training ground

Manchester United are also set to continue redeveloping their Trafford Training Centre over the summer of 2023. Head coach Erik ten Hag has made an array of improvements since the Dutchman took over in 2022 following the club opting against moving to the Tatton Estate.

Reports by The Sun in March 2022 noted that Manchester United had chosen against a move to the Cheshire site owing to the £200m price tag required to build their brand new, state-of-the-art training ground.

Red Devils chiefs felt that the cost of purchasing the land alone outweighed the gains from changing sites. Manchester United had explored leaving the Trafford Training Centre as it has fallen behind the facilities that Manchester City, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur now enjoy.

But Ten Hag is now planning further redevelopment works at Carrington in the near future, also per The Sun . Manchester United plan to revamp their training ground with the addition of a new wellness suite as part of a multi-million-pound investment project.

This year’s works follow Manchester United’s £5m investment after hiring Ten Hag in 2022. The Telegraph reported the Red Devils splashed out on new pitches along with modifications to their pool and gym after work on a new restaurant and dining area.

How to get to Manchester United’s training ground

Here is how you can get to Manchester United’s training ground. Please bear in mind the training ground access can is restricted, with the club having specific guidelines for visitors.

From the city centre of Manchester, Carrington is generally southwest. Take the M60 motorway and then follow signs or use a navigation app to reach the training complex.

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You can take a train to Manchester and then use local transportation options like buses or taxis to reach Carrington.

Check with local transport authorities or use online journey planners for the most suitable public transportation routes.

Manchester United training ground address: Carrington Training Complex, Carrington Lane, Carrington, Manchester, M31 4AB, United Kingdom.

Training Grounds: AON Training Complex, Manchester United

The last ten years have been a difficult period for Premier League giants Manchester United . One of the world's most popular and successful football clubs, they enjoyed unprecedented success under Sir Alex Ferguson during the 1990s and 2000s; however, his departure has led to an ongoing period of transition in which discontent has been rife and trophy wins have been few and far between.

Despite some improvements having been made under the leadership of new manager Erik ten Hag, there are still areas of concern for the Manchester club. One crucial facet of the club's day-to-day running is its training ground, which has come under criticism from some factions recently. In this article, we'll discuss that criticism, while also providing comprehensive information about exactly what facilities there are at the Manchester United training ground. We'll explain when the site was built, and how it has been improved over the years.

As part of our broader series on the training centres being utilised by the UK's best clubs, we'll also compare the Manchester United centre to other grounds at the same level. But first, let's start with the basics…

What is the name of the Manchester United training ground?

Most people tend to refer to the Mancheser United training ground by the name 'Carrington', due to the fact that it's situated near the village of Carrington in Greater Manchester. However, its official title is the AON Training Complex. This has been the case since April 2013, when AON, a British-American insurance firm who sponsored the Red Devils between 2013 and 2021, were given naming rights to the centre in a deal worth £180 million.

Constructed in 2000, the site is also often referred to as the Trafford Training Centre, its official title before the deal with AON was signed. It replaced The Cliff as the club's training ground, with the former site having been the home of the club's coaching activities since the 1950s. However, former manager Sir Alex Ferguson felt that The Cliff wasn't cut out to be a high-level Premier League training facility, with one particular issue being the site's lack of privacy, with the gates largely open to journalists, opposition scouts, and supporters. The AON Training Complex is the exact opposite, but more on that later.

Situated less than 10 miles from Old Trafford Stadium and constructed with a budget of £22 million (with tens of millions more spent further down the line) the Carrington training ground is a top-level ground. But how exactly has it been upgraded during the past few years?

How has the AON Training Complex been improved in recent years?

It's rare that top clubs will allow their training facilities to stagnate over time; investment is vital if teams are to continue competing at the highest level. Since the days of Andrew Cole, David Beckham, and Teddy Sheringham, the Manchester United training ground has certainly changed.

In 2012, for example, work began on a new £25 million facility that was completed the following year. This included a state-of-the-art new hospital wing and sports science department for player recovery and recuperation, plus treatment rooms, offices for doctors, physiotherapists, sports scientists and dieticians. One standout detail of the development was a £13 million investment in medical equipment for the facility from Manchester United sponsor Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation. With x-ray computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound scanners plus other high-tech screening equipment that tends to be reserved for hospitals, this new sports hospital wing is one of the best around.

The Main Building of the AON Training Complex was also extended and upgraded in 2013, which was a big year in terms of redeveloping the Carrington site. However, since then, there hasn't been a huge amount of movement in terms of improving the ground.

AON Training Complex: Facilities, Size, and Dimensions

While it may not be quite as large as certain training centres within UK football, for instance Chelsea's 140-acre Cobham site, the AON Training Complex is still a pretty large site. Carrington covers a total area of around 108 acres, although only 85 acres are used by the club. Occupying those grounds are a total of 14 football pitches, from full-size to slightly smaller pitches.

12 of these pitches are grass, and they're equipped with drainage, irrigation sprinklers, under-soil heating, and floodlights. Meanwhile, there's also one full-size outdoor floodlit and heated all-weather pitch with an artificial turf, plus a full-size indoor floodlit and heated AstroTurf pitch, as well as a special goalkeeper training area thrown in for good measure. In order to ensure that players are training on the same surface as the pitch at Old Trafford, Desso GrassMaster are employed to produce the playing surfaces. In the unused 23 acres on the site, there's a small nature reserve that the club look after alongside the Cheshire Wildlife Trust, as well as two ponds that are used as part of the waste water treatment system.

Much of the first team's daily work is completed in the Main Building, in which there is a large gym, a rehabilitation training hall, indoor running tracks and squash and basketball courts, a weights room, a 25-metre swimming pool, plus a spa pool, hydrotherapy pools, underwater treadmills, a sauna and steam rooms, and other facilities designed specifically for optimum long-term rehab, post-game recovery and pre-match preparation.

It's also worth spending some time speaking directly about the Academy Facility, which was opened a couple of years after the grand opening of the ground in 2002. Alongside the two full-size AstroTurf pitches we've already mentioned, which are both housed in the training centre's Academy wing, this section of the site also has 11 dressing rooms, a visitors and parents lounge, staff training rooms and an MUTV television studio. Alongside Manchester United FC Under-21s, the primary occupants of the Academy Facility, this section of the ground is also used by young students at Manchester United Soccer Schools.

How does the AON Training Complex compare to other training grounds at the same level?

Perhaps what most sets the AON Training Complex apart from other Premier League training grounds is its sense of seclusion; Carrington is widely considered to be one of the most secretive and secure sports training facilities in the whole of Europe. In fact, such is the importance of security that members of the media and local community have nicknamed the complex "Fortress Carrington". 

Key features include a 2.4 km (1.5m) long, 8 metre high security wall, video surveillance cameras, intrusion detection systems, plus around 30,000 trees planted strategically to restrict visibility around the grounds. On top of all this, the centre is also staffed 24/7 by a security team, whose roaming patrols ensure that no one can gain access without authorisation. Some supporters may find the level of security harsh; fans are banned from entering the site, or even requesting autographs and photographs from players outside it. These features were implemented largely in response to the comparative insecurity of their former location The Cliff, where Sir Alex Ferguson was famously unhappy with the ease by which journalists, fans, opposition spies, and locals were able to gain access to players, coaches, and officials.

Aside from the security measures, it's important to consider the quality of the training facilities at Carrington in comparison with other Premier League clubs. During the last few years, Manchester United have often seemed like a club in turmoil, and alongside areas of operation such as recruitment, coaching, and board level decision-making, the state of infrastructure and facilities at the club has been one of the main aspects of the club that has faced criticism externally. For some, there has been a failure to investment that has led to facilities such as the AON Training Complex falling below the standard of other top Premier League clubs, reducing United's ability to compete with sides like Manchester City and Liverpool.

Manchester United and England player-turned-pundit Gary Neville has been one of the most vocal critics of Manchester United's infrastructure in recent years. While discussing the impact of the Glazer family's ownership of the club on Sky Sports, Neville described United's stadium Old Trafford as "rusty and rotting", before going on to say that the Glazers "are struggling to meet the financial demands that this club needs".

"If you think about the Manchester United football club they picked up in 2004, it had the best stadium in the country, one of the best in Europe, it had the best training ground in this country, and probably one of the best in Europe," he said. "If you look at the club now, the stadium behind the scenes is rusting and rotten. The training ground, it's probably not even the top five in this country."

For fans of the Red Devils, comments like this can be worrying. So are the club making moves to try and catch up with their noisy neighbours Manchester City, and other Premier League clubs with elite-level training facilities?

What are the plans for the future?

Upgrades have been planned to attempt to combat the concerns of high-profile commentators such as Gary Neville and more recently, Cristiano Ronaldo . However, many Carrington critics would have been disappointed to hear earlier this year that Manchester United have reportedly shelved plans to move away from the site.

According to some reports , the club came to the decision that relocating would be too expensive, despite the fact that they believe themselves to have outgrown their current operational base. This was after United representatives considered the Tatton Estate, the largest private landowner in East Chesire, as a potential new training ground location. The cost of building a brand-new state-of-the-art facility on the estate, which in total is 5,000 acres large, was thought to be around £200 million, but securing the land itself was too expensive to make such a move worthwhile.

Instead, Manchester United will be looking to revamp the AON Training Complex, and the first step they've taken to achieve that aim is the appointment of Mags Mernagh as Programme Director. Mernagh is a respected figure who previously worked with Leicester City to deliver their highly impressive £130m training ground. It will be interesting to see how her vision for the Manchester United training ground will be realised in the coming months and years.

Interested in finding out more about the academies and training complexes used by elite-level clubs in the UK and further afield? A good place to start might be by checking out our guide to the Cobham Training Centre , Chelsea's base of operations.

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English soccer giants Manchester United will embark upon a UK£50 million (US$63.3 million) redevelopment of their Carrington training headquarters as they look to transform it into a “world-class” facility.

Lord Norman Foster’s Foster + Partners practice will lead a project under which the men’s first team building will be refurbished – the initial focus will be on the gym, medical, nutrition and recovery areas – in a bid to lay a foundation for future success.

The work, which is due to get under way on 17th June, comes after a review of the club’s training facilities revealed standards had fallen below those of some of the club’s competitors, and following the opening of the UK£10 million (US$12.7 million) state-of-the-art women’s and academy building last summer.

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Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe said : “We want to create a world-class environment for our teams to win.

“When we conducted a thorough review of the Carrington training facilities and met with our men’s first-team players, it was clear the standards had fallen below some of our peers.

“This project will ensure Manchester United’s training ground is once more renovated to the highest standards.

“Lord Foster, a fellow Mancunian, has brought some great inspiration to the design, in conjunction with the Manchester United team and we look forward to seeing the improvement to the facilities, but most importantly on the pitch.”

The work is expected to last the duration of the 2024/25 season, during which temporary adaptations will be made to accommodate the players and staff.

Lord Foster has vowed to deliver a design which would reflect the “spirit of industry, grit and ambition” of both the club and the city.

He said: “We are delighted to lead the renewal of Manchester United’s training facility in Carrington.

“Our aim is to modernise and revitalise the building as a catalyst for future footballing success, creating spaces that inspire a culture of collaboration, unity and belonging.

“As a proud Mancunian, it is a particular honour for me to see Foster + Partners given this responsibility and we will ensure that our design captures the spirit of industry, grit and ambition that exemplifies both Manchester and Manchester United.”

The review of the club’s facilities also identified issues at Old Trafford, where a rainstorm during last month’s 1-0 Premier League defeat by Arsenal spectacularly demonstrated a leaking roof at the stadium.

Ratcliffe is exploring options to redevelop the existing venue or to build a new one on adjacent land.

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Manchester United are spending £50m on modernising their Carrington training complex to create what they believe will be a world-class football facility.

The Manchester-born architect Lord Norman Foster will lead the project, which is funded by part of the $300m Sir Jim Ratcliffe promised to pay from his own funds to improve the infrastructure of the club as part of the deal when he became a co-owner.

Work will begin next week and is expected to last for the whole of the 2024-25 season. United’s teams will continue to train at Carrington throughout the campaign, while the refurbishment follows the opening of the £10m state-of-the-art women’s and academy building last summer.

The practice Foster + Partners was also responsible for the redesign of Wembley Stadium and the 2022 World Cup final venue, Lusail in Qatar.

Ratcliffe said: “We want to create a world class environment for our teams to win. When we conducted a thorough review of the Carrington training facilities and met with our men’s first team players, it was clear the standards had fallen below some of our peers. This project will ensure Manchester United’s training ground is once more renovated to the highest standards.

“Lord Foster, a fellow Mancunian, has brought some great inspiration to the design, in conjunction with the Manchester United team and we look forward to seeing the improvement to the facilities but most importantly on the pitch.”

Lord Foster said: “We are delighted to lead the renewal of Manchester United’s training facility in Carrington. Our aim is to modernise and revitalise the building as a catalyst for future footballing success, creating spaces that inspire a culture of collaboration, unity and belonging.

“As a proud Mancunian, it is a particular honour for me to see Foster + Partners given this responsibility and we will ensure that our design captures the spirit of industry, grit and ambition that exemplifies both Manchester and Manchester United.”

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5 things we noticed from Sir Jim Ratcliffe's Man Utd trip including complaints review

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has taken the chance to visit Manchester United's Carrington training ground after completing his deal to buy a 25 per cent stake in the Premier League giants

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Sir Jim Ratcliffe finally arrived at Manchester United on Wednesday after agreeing a deal to buy a 25 per cent stake in the Premier League giants.

The British billionaire will take charge of all football matters at Old Trafford - including over the men's, academy and women's teams - once his deal is ratified by the Premier League. INEOS director Dave Brailsford is set to act as Ratcliffe's man on the ground in Manchester.

But Ratcliffe has also shown his willingness to take a hands-on approach to his new responsibilities at the Red Devils by visiting the club's Carrington training ground. Here, Mirror Football looks at five things noticed from his visit on Wednesday.

Meeting the boss

One of the first people Ratcliffe met during his visit was Erik ten Hag. The United boss has come under pressure for his side's recent poor performances and results, with some suggestions he may be replaced.

But both the Dutchman and his new chief appeared to be happy to see each other. And Ten Hag has insisted in his latest press conference that the meeting this week was a constructive one.

He said: "Very positive, I have to say. We had a long meeting, for many hours we sat together. We were, on many issues, on the same page, so very positive. I think also from both sides I can say that it was a very constructive meeting and we're looking forward to working with each other."

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After Ten Hag, the next port of call was United's most expensive signing of the recent summer transfer window. Rasmus Hojlund has struggled to find form in the Premier League since his arrival.

United, driven by Ratcliffe's new boardroom team, are likely to bring in attacking reinforcements in the January transfer window. But Hojlund was happy to meet United's new football chief.

The Denmark international was introduced to both Ratcliffe and Brailsford, with Ten Hag's assistant boss Steve McLaren standing alongside the group. All four men had smiles on their faces, indicating that Hojlund is still seen as United's future.

It was not only the big names who Ratcliffe met though, with the billionaire immediately showing he will not approach the job with any ego. On his way into Carrington, Ratcliffe met long-serving receptionist Kath Phipps.

Phipps has spent 55 years working at the club and recetly hinted she is keen to remain at United for some time to come. She said: “I still enjoy it. I know I’m getting old, but I don’t think I could stay at home. It keeps my brain working. I can’t imagine doing anything else.”

Whole club mentality

Ratcliffe showed off his desire to take a 'whole-club' approach to United. The billionaire met with women's team stars Aoife Mannion, Katie Zelem and Millie Turner in the Carrington complex's gym.

Like the men's side, the women's team are also looking to have an improved showing in the second half of the campaign. United currently sit fourth in the Women's Super League, with boss Marc Skinner hoping to close the gap on leaders Chelsea .

He said: "We need to improve. We find ourselves seven points behind. Camps like this can really invigorate the players and help them feel good going into the next steps. We can all know tactics and prepare tactically but it’s [also about] the feelgood factor of the players."

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Former United star Cristiano Ronaldo made his unhappiness very clear over the state of the club's training facilities. During his visit, Ratcliffe was given a full tour, including watching a men's team training session on the pitches, with the billionaire insisting that investments will be made.

Ratcliffe said: "We will bring the global knowledge, expertise and talent from the wider INEOS Sport group to help drive further improvement at the Club, while also providing funds intended to enable future investment into Old Trafford."

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Can you watch Manchester United train at Carrington?

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Access to Manchester United’s Aon Training Complex at Carrington, Manchester, is restricted to players, staff and authorised visitors only. Training sessions cannot be viewed by the general public.

Birch Road leading to the complex is a private road, but fans wanting to catch a glimpse of Manchester United’s players arriving in their cars for training, stand at the entrance or near the barrier where Isherwood Road turns into Birch Road. Sometimes players will stop for photographs and autographs, but to discourage profiteering, signs make it clear that merchandise will not be signed.

Some players arrive through the second entrance off Sinderland Lane, but the club has prohibited any stopping there to avoid road safety issues.

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Savvino-storozhevsky monastery and museum.

Zvenigorod's most famous sight is the Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery, which was founded in 1398 by the monk Savva from the Troitse-Sergieva Lavra, at the invitation and with the support of Prince Yury Dmitrievich of Zvenigorod. Savva was later canonised as St Sabbas (Savva) of Storozhev. The monastery late flourished under the reign of Tsar Alexis, who chose the monastery as his family church and often went on pilgrimage there and made lots of donations to it. Most of the monastery’s buildings date from this time. The monastery is heavily fortified with thick walls and six towers, the most impressive of which is the Krasny Tower which also serves as the eastern entrance. The monastery was closed in 1918 and only reopened in 1995. In 1998 Patriarch Alexius II took part in a service to return the relics of St Sabbas to the monastery. Today the monastery has the status of a stauropegic monastery, which is second in status to a lavra. In addition to being a working monastery, it also holds the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum.

Belfry and Neighbouring Churches

Located near the main entrance is the monastery's belfry which is perhaps the calling card of the monastery due to its uniqueness. It was built in the 1650s and the St Sergius of Radonezh’s Church was opened on the middle tier in the mid-17th century, although it was originally dedicated to the Trinity. The belfry's 35-tonne Great Bladgovestny Bell fell in 1941 and was only restored and returned in 2003. Attached to the belfry is a large refectory and the Transfiguration Church, both of which were built on the orders of Tsar Alexis in the 1650s.  

To the left of the belfry is another, smaller, refectory which is attached to the Trinity Gate-Church, which was also constructed in the 1650s on the orders of Tsar Alexis who made it his own family church. The church is elaborately decorated with colourful trims and underneath the archway is a beautiful 19th century fresco.

Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral

The Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral is the oldest building in the monastery and among the oldest buildings in the Moscow Region. It was built between 1404 and 1405 during the lifetime of St Sabbas and using the funds of Prince Yury of Zvenigorod. The white-stone cathedral is a standard four-pillar design with a single golden dome. After the death of St Sabbas he was interred in the cathedral and a new altar dedicated to him was added.

Under the reign of Tsar Alexis the cathedral was decorated with frescoes by Stepan Ryazanets, some of which remain today. Tsar Alexis also presented the cathedral with a five-tier iconostasis, the top row of icons have been preserved.

Tsaritsa's Chambers

The Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral is located between the Tsaritsa's Chambers of the left and the Palace of Tsar Alexis on the right. The Tsaritsa's Chambers were built in the mid-17th century for the wife of Tsar Alexey - Tsaritsa Maria Ilinichna Miloskavskaya. The design of the building is influenced by the ancient Russian architectural style. Is prettier than the Tsar's chambers opposite, being red in colour with elaborately decorated window frames and entrance.

At present the Tsaritsa's Chambers houses the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum. Among its displays is an accurate recreation of the interior of a noble lady's chambers including furniture, decorations and a decorated tiled oven, and an exhibition on the history of Zvenigorod and the monastery.

Palace of Tsar Alexis

The Palace of Tsar Alexis was built in the 1650s and is now one of the best surviving examples of non-religious architecture of that era. It was built especially for Tsar Alexis who often visited the monastery on religious pilgrimages. Its most striking feature is its pretty row of nine chimney spouts which resemble towers.

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