Manchester United may have broken world transfer record – but train in car park ahead of Northampton clash

They are valued at £2.5bn, making them the fifth most valuable sports team in the world.

But today they were snapped training in a parking lot ahead of their EFL Cup second round tie away at Northampton Town.

It is a world away from the lavish settings they are used to at their state of the art AON Training Complex at Carrington in Manchester.

United travelled down to Northampton on Tuesday and stayed at the four-star Daventry Court hotel, where a double room costs around £104 per night.

But Jose Mourinho was pictured on Snapchat making his players stretch for around 10 minutes earlier today ahead of tonight's match at Sixfields.

Manchester United are under pressure to overcome League One Northampton Town, who have a superb home record, after descending into freefall three successive defeats in all competitions.

Sunday afternoon's defeat to Watford was only the third time "Special One" Mourinho has lost three games in a row, and the first time since 2002 when he was manager of Porto.

German giants Borussia Dortmund prepared for their Champions League tie with Arsenal in 2014 by training in London's Regent's Park.

Despite questions around Jose Mourinho's management style, and amid rumours he made his players train in the car park as a punishment, the Portuguese has said he will not panic.