Manchester City are taking steps to make the Etihad Stadium bombproof as Premier League clubs beef up security in response to the risk of a terrorist strike.

Sportsmail understands that hundreds of windows at City's glass-fronted home have been fitted with a film which prevents panes from shattering in an explosion.

Permission to drive outside the 55,000-capacity stadium has also been removed. Cars were previously permitted to drive down one side of the Etihad, with the club shop being situated at the opposite end of the ground from the main entrance.

Manchester City have fitted an anti-shatter glass film at their 55,000-capacity Etihad stadium

Permission to drive outside stadium has also been removed to minimise the threat of bombs

That is now forbidden, even for staff. City declined to comment.

As revealed in January, the Premier League wrote to all 20 clubs advising them to be extra vigilant against the threat of terrorism.

Manchester United employed a counter-terrorism chief — the first appointment of its kind in the Premier League — and have introduced new measures.

Their matchday staff search for bombs underneath all cars on club car parks. And all staff — from cleaners to the top brass —are frisked by security every time they enter Old Trafford.

United placed anti-shatter glass film at their stadium in January last year.

Meanwhile, City were fined £35,000 for breaking anti-doping rules — a sanction which will lead to a review of punishment guidelines.

Pep Guardiola's side have been warned and fined by the Football Association

It was the highest fine possible under current rules, after City admitted they had failed to provide accurate information about their players' whereabouts.

But FA chiefs have privately admitted that the level of fine does not send out the right message and they plan to come down harder on those who fall foul in the future.

Clubs must say where and when training sessions take place, and provide players' home addresses, but City breached regulations three times in 12 months.

City striker Gabriel Jesus will undergo treatment in Barcelona following his broken metatarsal

Gabriel Jesus will travel to Barcelona for treatment on the broken metatarsal he sustained at Bournemouth on Monday.

The Brazilian will be seen by Dr Ramon Cugat, favoured by City boss Pep Guardiola for more than 20 years.

Kevin De Bruyne, Vincent Kompany and Ilkay Gundogan have already been to see Cugat and City hope Jesus could be back within two months.