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Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has continued his Old Trafford revolution by axing the club's creche.

The Dutchman is eager to stamp his own identity on the club after a disastrous campaign last season under David Moyes, and a difficult start to this term.

United's players would leave their children in the playroom, while they enjoyed post-match meals and drinks with their partners in the next-door players' lounge.

However, the creche has now been turned into a medical room with Van Gaal also removing the famous lounge - built by predecessor Sir Alex Ferguson 21 years ago - to make way for a warm-up area.

"The new regime is all about getting results and doing away with distractions," a club source told the Sun.

"Scrapping the historic players’ room and creche has created a bit of a stir. But van Gaal was adamant with what he wanted and everyone has had to fall in line."

United are now up to fourth place in the Premier League after a 2-1 win over Everton at Old Trafford last weekend.

But the early part of the season had seen the club struggling for results, including a home defeat to Swansea on the opening day, a 5-3 reverse at Leicester, and a 4-0 defeat at MK Dons in the Capital One Cup.

A club spokesman told The Sun: “The players’ lounge is now a warm-up area and team members are invited into a different part of the stadium to spend time with their families.

“The creche is gone and has not been moved elsewhere.”

Meanwhile, Ferguson believes Van Gaal is right to "clear the decks" at Old Trafford.

Speaking to MUTV, the Scot said: "Louis van Gaal has made a lot of changes and, thinking about that, actually maybe he's doing the right thing, to clear the decks and build his own team - because he's got the experience and coaching ability to do that."

“The way he’s approached it I think has been brilliant.”

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