Two stands at Old Trafford have been evacuated over a "suspect package" - with Manchester United's final league game of the season abandoned just minutes before it was due to kick off.

The club tweeted: "Due to the discovery of a suspect package in the NW Quadrant of the ground, the match has been abandoned today on police advice", Sky News reported on Sunday.

Manchester United - who were due to play Bournemouth at 3pm - described it as "operation code red".

Army bomb disposal units and sniffer dogs are at the ground and security personnel are guiding people from the scene as a helicopter hovers overhead.

It was the Sir Alex Ferguson North Stand and the Stretford End that were evacuated at about 2.30pm - equating to more than half the 75,600-seater stadium.

Source: MENA