boys in the hood

Jesse Lingard, Ander Herrera and the Manchester United squad wrap up warm during soggy Carrington training session

Duncan Wright

Published: 16:06, 21 Sep 2017

MANCHESTER UNITED stars were forced to wrap up warm as they were put through their paces in training ahead of the weekend trip to Southampton.

United's stars took every precaution to protect themselves from the elements at a soggy session at their Aon Training Centre complex.

The Manchester United players wrapped up to keep dry in trainingCredit: Getty

Jesse Lingard and Ander Herrera both decided hoods were the order of the dayCredit: Getty

It was raining heavily in Manchester as Jose Mourinho put his squad through a gentle programme following their 4-1 Carabao Cup win over Burton Albion last night.

So it was a case of putting the hood on for a large number of the players to escape as much of the wet weather as possible.

Ander Herrera is in his third season at Old Trafford and he has clearly learnt how to keep himself dry since moving from Spain.

Marouane Fellaini and Antonio Valencia were also quick to hood up to ensure they didn't get soaked in the warm-down session, along with Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial.

But Juan Mata and Nemanja Matic showed little sign of being troubled by the elements as they ignored the rain to go through their paces.

The mood among the squad is good with United still unbeaten in all competitions this season - even though the goal Burton scored was the first they have conceded at Old Trafford this season.