Man Utd changing room at PL club bugged with Ten Hag’s team talks recorded in security scare - report
Manchester United had their dressing room bugged before their Premier League match away at Aston Villa last Sunday, according to the Sun.
A prankster deceived Villa Park staff into sneaking in and planting a hidden device the Friday before the game, resulting in manager Erik ten Hag’s team talks being recorded.
The individual happens to be a Man United fan, and he made use of a Chinese phone with a setting where a microphone can be activated by calling it from another device to record the instructions from the Dutchman to the squad and individual players.
He collected the phone on Monday, and while the Sun heard the recording, they chose not to publish its details.
It is a huge breach of security which has left Villa worried, and other Premier League clubs will be on alert and wary of similar situations going forward.
The made-in-China device was sticky-taped out of sight in the Man United dressing room at Villa Park, and it was called when Ten Hag got in with his team, with his conversations ahead of the game recorded.
The recording is likely to be uploaded to social media soon as the prankster will be desperate to make money or prove a point with it.
The game ended 0-0, and the Man United boss has been under huge pressure after a woeful start to the season, which has yielded just three wins in 11 games across all competitions.
The Red Devils will ensure not to suffer a repeat of the bugging which happened at Villa Park.
Their staff in charge of arranging away dressing rooms will now be tasked with searching everywhere for similar devices, while other stricter security measures could be implemented.
They return to Premier League action after the ongoing international break at Old Trafford on October 19 to face Brentford before visting West Ham United the following Sunday.
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