Manchester United  youngster Ryan Tunnicliffe has today been handed an 18-month driving ban.

The 19-year-old midfielder, who made his first-team debut for United in the 2-1 Capital One Cup victory over Newcastle in September, crashed his £60,000 Range Rover into a parked van, which then hit a wall of a house, earlier this month and was "under the influence of excess alcohol", according to Manchester Police.

Tunnicliffe called the police immediately after the incident and was charged with drink driving after a breath test.

It is believed the ban will be reduced by four months after the midfielder agreed to attend a drink drive rehabilitation course. But he has also been fined £800 and has been ordered to pay £85 to the prosection and an £80 victim surcharge.

Tunnicliffe signed his first professional contract in December 2009 when he was just 17-years-old and he won his father £10,000 when he made his first team debut last month, as Mick Tunnicliffe placed £100 on his son one day playing for Manchester United when the midfielder was just nine-years-old.

The player's profile on Manchester United's official website claims Tunnicliffe is "somebody who is highly regarded at Old Trafford."

Tunnicliffe spent last season on loan at Peterborough United in the Championship, making 28 appearances in all competitions for Darren Ferguson's side.

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