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Louis Van Gaal has put the brakes on vans delivering to Manchester United’s Carrington complex while his Red Devils stars are training there, writes Steve Bates in the Sunday People.

The methodical Dutch boss thought delivery vans and lorries were interrupting coaching sessions held on the first-team pitch, which is at the rear of the main building.

So he has BANNED the dropping off of supplies and equipment while he is on the training pitch with the players.

In addition to the problem of vehicles driving close to the pitch where he tutors players in his ‘philosophy’, Van Gaal was also concerned the sessions could be observed by the delivery drivers.

So he now insists no one from outside the club be allowed to visit the area, and that delivery vans wait until training sessions have finished to make their visits.

The United boss has a rigid approach to protocol around training. First-team players have priority in the dining area after sessions, with no other staff allowed to eat while his stars are having lunch.