Manchester United have tried to improve their fortunes at Old Trafford by making the teams swap ends at kick-off in their last three home games. Traditionally, United warm up before home games at the Stretford End, where their most vociferous fans are based, and prefer to shoot towards that end in the second half so they finish games strongly.

The historic venue has comfortably the league’s highest capacity at over 74,000, but its leaky roof and other deteriorating facilities have aged badly.

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has reportedly devised a fresh fix to resolve his side’s slow starts at Old Trafford – swapping ends.United’s home form has been woeful all season, with