Man Utd headache as Rochdale kid Peter Thomas, 15, not allowed to change with senior players… and is given drug testing room instead

ROCHDALE kid Peter Thomas gave Manchester United a shock problem - before his dream appearance at Old Trafford.

At just 15, midfielder Thomas had to have his own changing area away from senior players for the Carabao Cup third-round tie.

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And that handed United officials a headache as they have never had to cope with that issue in the past.

Thomas was eventually found a spare room - normally used after matches for drug tests - after some shuffling of the accommodation at the famous ground.

Dale had a similar dilemma when starlet Thomas made his debut as a sub against Manchester City’s Under-21s in the Football Trophy last month - just 22 days after his 15th birthday.

That made the academy star both Rochdale's youngest ever player - and the youngest from any club to appear in that competition.

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Luke Matheson held the previous record for the League One side, playing in last term's Football Trophy aged 15 years and 336 days.

Thomas took to the bench against a strong United side including fit-again World Cup winner Paul Pogba.

Old Trafford boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer knows a shock defeat would upgrade the pressure on him following Sunday's dire 2-0 Premier League loss at West Ham.

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