Ole really is Sir Alex's student - shirt and banner colours are responsible for the poor home form?

Twenty five years have passed since United's infamous kit change at Southampton, when Sir Alex Ferguson ordered his players to change from their grey kit at half-time, because they were struggling to see each other.

And as every good trainee, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer decided to make similar changes - the Norwegian revealed United have changed the colour of the banners around the perimeter of Old Trafford from red to black, after players found it difficult to see each other.

Old Trafford banners - red will be replaced with black (©Gallo Images)

United have failed to win their last four European games at Old Trafford, with Solskjaer admitting the colour scheme was changed in a bid to try to address that issue.

Asked ahead of Thursday's Europa League quarter-final second leg against Granada why United's form is better away from Old Trafford

“If you see the banners around the stadium now, they're not red anymore,” said Solskjaer. “There's been a change.

Giggs, Le Tissier & Beckham in 1996 (©Shaun Botterill/Gallo Images)

“We've looked into this. There shouldn't be any reason, really. But some of the players have mentioned, you know, that split second decision you have to make – looking over your shoulder to see if your team-mate's there or not.

“It's the red shirt, on a red background, with the red seats, so we've of course tried to change that, along with the anti-racism campaign, of course. So it was important it wasn't red anymore.”

If Arsenal do not win the Europa League - bye bye Arteta!

Tomorrow evening Manchester Utd await Spanish Granada with a significant advantage. Let's see if the Red Devils will have less issues with spotting each other on the pitch.

EUROPA LEAGUE - LAST 8 (Second leg)

Thursday

22.00: Roma - Ajax (First match 2-1)

22.00: Manchester United - Granada (First match 2-0)

22.00: Slavia Prague - Arsenal (First match 1-1)

22.00: Villarreal - Dinamo Zagreb (First match 1-0)