Manchester United under-13s did not have enough socks and shorts when their Everton counterparts came to Carrington to play a match last month, according to The Athletic.
They had to borrow some, which meant the Man United players wore kit bearing Everton’s crest.
A shortage of staff, due to Jim Ratcliffe’s cost-cutting regime, is alleged to have played a factor in the embarrassing episode.
Those who wear Man United tracksuits – including academy coaches and first-team analysts, but not players, Amorim and his coaches – now have to wash their own kit
While Ratcliffe committed £50 million of his own money to transform Carrington, cutting jobs has come with consequences.
There are allegations toilets have been left uncleaned, trash bins not being emptied, and pitch perimeters worn and littered at the academy building.
Those at the Old Trafford club believe there are not enough maintenance staff employed to maintain the facilities.
Exterior signs are fading and machinery has been left around the site.
The women’s team also suffered the lack of enough staff last month as several pairs of players’ boots went missing in transit for their Champions League qualifier at SK Brann.
Red Devils officials had no choice but to go to a local sports shop in Bergen less than three hours before kick-off to purchase 15 pairs of boots and 20 sets of shin pads.
While facilities for the men’s first team have improved significantly, with upgraded technology also added, the youth teams are not enjoying the same luxury.
No plans were made for their inclusion in the revamped complex, with the under-21s and under-18s set to be housed in temporary cabins in the first-team players’ car park.