Manchester United's players trained at the club's old training ground The Cliff on Wednesday morning as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer looks to give his squad 'a reality check'.

The squad left their pre-Manchester derby base of the Hilton hotel (at 10.30am) and headed to Salford for a light training session as Solskjaer seeks to underline the old values and basic requirements he expects for Wednesday's game with rivals City.

United have trained at their Carrington base since leaving The Cliff in 2000.

Solskjaer said he and his players were hurt by their performance in the 4-0 defeat at Everton and that many needed a reality check of where they were in their careers.

Manchester United arrive at The Cliff training ground just hours before playing against City

Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants to restore old values into the players before the game

Solskjaer talks with his assistant Mike Phelan at The Cliff as they attempt to plot City's downfall

He hopes a change of environment to the training ground where United's great sides were shaped can help regain their focus ahead of Wednesday's game and has told his squad to deliver a performance that can 'restore pride in the badge'.

Solskjaer is keen on a change of environment for his side in hope that it sparks a result against their fierce rivals.

The Cliff was originally used as a cricket and tennis ground before being commandeered by the now-defunct rugby league outfit Broughton Rangers.

United moved into the facility in 1938 and it was purchased by the club in 1951. The club used the site for training as well as practice matches.

The ground soon had floodlights installed, particularly state of the art given Old Trafford at the time did not have the same facilities, and United soon began to play their youth matches there.

(L-R) David de Gea, Michael Carrick, Paul Pogba and Ashley Young at United's Cliff base

Solskjaer will hope United's star man Pogba turns it on against City at Old Trafford

Manager Solskjaer, pictured in 1998, trained there during his early years at United

United's famous team of the 1990s are put through their paces at the training ground

David Beckham hares down on David May to make a challenge during training

Countless stars graced The Cliff training ground through the years, from Duncan Edwards to David Beckham via George Best.

It was at the end of the last century, however, that Sir Alex Ferguson felt The Cliff's somewhat charming character did not meet the demands of an elite football club.

Ferguson came to feel that The Cliff had become too open to the press and public for him to successfully operate and therefore decided on the construction of Carrington, where the club has trained since.

The Cliff's facilities are not what they once were. They have been kept to a high standard and the ground is not the mud bath which Best and Co used to train on.

It is understood Manchester United Women, who have just been promotion to the Women's Super League, will move to The Cliff soon with plans to further renovate the training ground thought to be in place.

Manchester United substitutes watch on during a training match at The Cliff

Former Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs poses with photographer Harry Goodwin

United icon Bryan Robson plays a pass during a reserve-team game against Oldham in 1992

United are currently in freefall having lost six of their last eight games in all competitions.

Their chances of securing Champions League football next season look slim if form is anything to go by – not to mention the prospect of facing champions City and Chelsea in their next two fixtures.

United are in sixth and currently sit two points behind Arsenal and three behind Chelsea, but have a game in hand over the Blues.

Solskjaer will hope a result at Old Trafford sparks an upsurge in form which could prove vital in rescuing a top-four spot.

Iconic players have passed through The Cliff, including George Best (L) and Denis Law (R)

Former Manchester United manager Wilf McGuinness talks to his players in 1969