Manchester United vs Bournemouth abandoned: Controlled explosion carried out at Old Trafford - as it happened

Well this was not the end to the afternoon I expected to be writing about when we kicked off at 1:30pm. Nine of our 10 Premier League games have come to a conclusion, but one match never began after Manchester United's game against Bournemouth was abandoned.

We're going to draw an end to our coverage of this final day of the Premier League. We'll have all the updates from Old Trafford as the news breaks through the coming days, including news over when the game will be replayed. Until then however, goodbye.

Full time: Swansea 1-1 Manchester City

Manchester City have all but secured qualification for next season's Champions League with a draw at Swansea. Kelechi Iheanacho netting before Andre Ayew's equaliser. Manuel Pellegrini's spell at City ends with a draw and baring a huge win for Manchester United when they play AFC Bournemouth, Pep Guardiola will arrieve at the Etihad Stadium with top tier European football to play for.

Into stoppage time at the Liberty Stadium where Manchester City look like they're going to hold on. Been a thoroughly uninspiring second half this.

BREAKING NEWS: Controlled explosion carried out at Old Trafford

Bacary Sagna receiving treatment for a twisted knee on the far touchline. Bit a worry, with the European Championships coming up in the summer.

Manchester United's players are individually leaving Old Trafford via escorts and being taken to their cars. Bournemouth's players and their team coach remains for now.

Latest update from Greater Manchester Police

Samir Nasri comes on for Iheanacho, who has been guilty of several misses during this second half. City grinding this one out at the moment, with Swansea not giving up despite the game meaning nothing to them.

City have coasted their way through this game but they are making a real meal of it with a quarter of it remaining. Swansea are by no means on their holidays just yet, keeping Sergio Aguero and Kevin de Bruyne very quiet.

A further update on the item found at Old Trafford. Mobile phone strapped to gas pipe.

Tweet from Stan Collymore, reporting for Talksport from Old Trafford

Reports coming out of Manchester now suggesting the erogenous item was a mobile phone strapped to some pipping in a toilet facility. The military have been called in at Old Trafford.

The game is back under way at the Liberty Stadium where it remains Swansea 1-1 Manchester City. With results as they are, United will slip down to seventh with the game at Bournemouth still to come. No doubt they will want the game to be played now.

Statement from the Premier League. Match will be rearranged "as soon as practically possible".

We await confirmation from the police, but it would be fair to assume a controlled explosion will take place, very likely, inside Old Trafford. No one could have imagined this scenario at the start of the day.

The bomb squad have arrived at Old Trafford. A 100m cordon has been deployed meaning no-one is allowed within the perimeter of the stadium. Early reports suggesting any replaying of this game will take place after the FA Cup final on 21 May.

Senior police officer at Old Trafford: "The current threat level of terrorism remains 'severe.'"

Goal: Swansea 1-1 Manchester City (Andre Ayew)

City have been totally on top in this first half but they go into half time level. Andre Jordan curls a free-kick from 30 yards goalwards and it takes a massive deflection off Fernando and flies beyond Joe Hart.

So let's round up what has happened at Old Trafford this afternoon. The match between Manchester United and AFC Bournemouth has been abandoned due to a suspect package being discovered in the north-west quadrant of the stadium. Fans in the Stretford End and Sir Alex Ferguson Stands were initially evacuated before the game was called off following discussions between senior United officials and police.

Reports are emanating from the ground that a bomb disposal unit has been called to Old Trafford, where a controlled explosion may need to take place. The media in attendance have been told to leave. The players remain in the dressing rooms.

Few more details emerging from Old Trafford. Reports are emerging that the bomb squad has been called to tend to a mobile phone device found in the north west quadrant. There may need to be a controlled explosion, which would explain why the whole stadium - including media - has been evacuated. The players remain in the dressing rooms, meanwhile.

Iheanacho should make it two for City, but he curls hopelessly over. City comfortable but they would love a second to cement this lead.

The media have now been told to leave Old Trafford. There is still no news regarding the suspect package or whether it has been dealt with.

Apologies to those Manchester City fans tuning in for live coverage of their game at Swansea - but naturally events at the Liberty Stadium have been somewhat overshadowed by what has occurred at Old Trafford. City still lead by a Kelechi Iheanacho goal to nil. City have looked pretty slick in the opening quarter of the game but Swansea, though without four players going to Euro 2016, are holding firm.

News that the match has been called off has finally been conveyed by Manchester United with fans now starting to leave Old Trafford. The game has been postponed on police advice. Perhaps a little trivial at this stage, but you have to wonder if and when this game may ever be played.

Details are still very thin on the ground but it is a remarkable development that a Premier League match has been abandoned due to a security threat. I will attempt to keep you up to date with news as we get it.

BREAKING NEWS: Manchester United vs Bournemouth abandoned.

Goal: Swansea 0-1 Manchester City (Kelechi Iheanacho)

Police have deployed sniffer dogs following the discovery of the package in the north-west quadrant of the stadium. We await further news.

A suspect package is the reason behind the delay at Old Trafford. No news yet on a potential kick-off time. Police are on their way.

Meanwhile, we have kicked off at the Liberty Stadium and Swansea have an early corner.

A meeting is currently being conducted in the Old Trafford control room. We are yet to learn the nature of the delay but two stands remains without fans. Supporters in the other two stands, including in the away section, have been told to stay in their seats.

The games across the country will go ahead as planned however, as we continue our coverage of Swansea vs Manchester City. The players are out at a sun-decked Liberty Stadium and kick-off is fast approaching.

This is the third time Manchester United have had a Premier League fixture delayed. They turned up late to games at White Hart Lane and then Upton Park - due to crowd trouble - and now face another delay due to this unidentified incident.

Swansea and Manchester City will kick-off at 3pm. The players remain in the changing rooms, but half of Old Trafford, including the north stand remain deserted. police say an unidentified "incident" has forced the delay to kick-off.

The Sir Bobby Charlton Stand still have fans in. There is a 45-minute delay to kick-off, at least. Unsure how this affects the game at the Liberty Stadium as yet. We are also still awaiting the full reason for the evacuation.

The Stretford End is almost deserted and members of the media - including the Sky Sports broadcast team - have been asked to leave Old Trafford. The away end and the south stand still have fans in however.

BREAKING NEWS: Old Trafford being evacuated - More to follow.

The same must be said of Manchester United. Failure to qualify for the Champions League for the second time in three season could lead to financial issues, not only another blow to the club's reputation and Louis van Gaal's future at Old Trafford. The atmosphere at Old Trafford could quickly become toxic if City make short work of Swansea. United could even finish the day in seventh if results go against them. Not ideal preparation for the FA Cup final next week.

Can Manchester City really afford to slip up today, with Pep Guardiola arriving in the summer? The Spaniard has clearly been brought in to ensure City dominate in Europe, but he may begin that challenge without Champions League football. It is vital Manuel Pellegrini sets the platform for the Guardiola era today, even if the campaign goes down as an abject failure.

What does today's limp finish to the Premier League season say about the campaign as a whole? After Leicester claimed the title in remarkable circumstances, and Aston Villa, Newcastle and Norwich were consigned to relegation there remains very little to be determined on the final day. If this season has taught us anything, it is to expect the unexpected. No reason why today can't be the same.

On the face of it there may not be much up for grabs this afternoon, but looks can be deceiving. I have done the maths and calculated what is up for grabs on this final day, so use the time between now and the 3pm kick-off to clue-up on what is at stake.

Swansea make four changes for the visit of Man City. Kristoffer Nordfeldt makes his Premier League debut ahead of Lukasz Fabianski. Jefferson Montero and Leon Britton both return, as does Angel Rangel.

Manuel Pellegrini names an unchanged team for the visit to south Wales, keeping faith with the same eleven which started the draw with Arsenal last weekend.

Three changes for Manchester United from the mid-week loss to West Ham. Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, Michael Carrick and Jesse Lingard come in for Marcos Rojo, Ander Herrera and Morgan Schneiderlin.

Bournemouth's final game in their first top flight season sees them make five changes. Artur Boruc is replaced by Adam Federici in goal, while the Cherries' attack has a complete revamp. Callum Wilson makes his second start since his serious knee injury, with Josh King and Marc Pugh accompanying him.

Teams:

Swansea: Nordfeldt, Rangel, Fernandez, Amat, Kingsley, Britton, Cork, Fer, Routledge, Montero, Ayew.

Manchester City: Hart, Sagna, Otamendi, Mangala, Clichy, Fernando, Fernandinho, Navas, De Bruyne, Iheanacho, Aguero

Teams:

Manchester United: De Gea, Valencia, Smalling, Blind, Borthwick-Jackson, Carrick, Rooney, Mata, Lingard, Martial, Rashford.

Bournemouth: Federici, Cook, Elphick, Daniels, Francis, Ritchie, Surman, Pugh, Arter, Wilson, King

As for Swansea and Manchester, how may they line-up this afternoon?

Ashley Williams, Neil Taylor, Gylfi Sigurdsson and Lukasz Fabianski will all be rested for Swansea as they prepare to play at Euro 2016. The match represents the first since Francesco Guidolin agreed a new contract at stay as Swansea boss.

City after without Pablo Zabaleta, David Silva and Vincent Kompayn due to injury but can ill-afford to rest any players as they chase Champions League qualification.

Team news is around 20 minutes away but how do we expect the teams in our featured games to line up, starting with Manchester United vs Bournemouth?

United have a host of absentees with Matteo Darmian, Adnan Januzaj, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Luke Shaw all injured, and Marouane Fellaini suspended. Louis van Gaal may choose to rest others with the FA Cup final against Crystal Palace coming up next weekend.

Eddie Howe is ready to rotate his squad and give opportunities to some fringe players. There are no fresh injury concerns for the Cherries but Sylvain Distin and Adam Smith remain out.

So how is coverage of the final day of the Premier League season going to work? if you stay with me you'll have uninterrupted coverage of the battle for fourth as Man United host Bournemouth and Man City travel to Swansea. But if you're keen to keep abreast of the battle for second between Tottenham and Arsenal, as well as the other eight league games my colleague George Flood will keep you in touch with minute-minute-by-minute updates from across the country. My advice? Keep both pages open and you won't miss a kick.

Following a dramatic and extraordinary Premier League season, the final days sees a tussle between two of the last four champions for the final place in next season's Champions League. Manchester City and Manchester United attempt to put the gloss on otherwise disappointing league campaigns by securing a place in next season's top four. Manuel Pellegrini takes charge of his final game as City boss, but could be saying the same about Louis van Gaal at United if results do not go his way this afternoon? Team news and all the build-up ahead of the final day of the Premier League on the way.