Manchester United reportedly experienced a serious security breach after claims surfaced that a prankster bugged their dressing room at Villa Park.It is alleged that the prankster planted a hidden recording device in the dressing room two days before United’s October 6 match against Aston Villa. The Sun reported that the device captured manager Erik ten Hag’s team talks and instructions to his players.The recording reportedly included audible details of Ten Hag’s tactics and directions to the squad, raising concerns within the club.🚨 Manchester United’s dressing room was bugged before their match at Aston Villa in a shocking security breach. 🤯(🎥 @TheSunFootball ) pic.twitter.com/8D5ph77PYe— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) October 12, 2024 United played out a 0-0 draw with Aston Villa, marking one of their worst starts to a Premier League season.’This is a shocking breach of security and some serious questions will be asked as to how this was allowed to happen,’ a source told The Sun.’Fortunately, there was nothing sinister to this incident. It was just a prankster, who’s actually a United fan, being silly and wanting to hear what was said inside those four walls. ‘But it will definitely be a cause for concern about how they managed to get inside a changing room at one of the Premier League’s biggest clubs just days before a match.’The prankster reportedly activated the hidden microphone by calling it from another device and later retrieved it the next day.Aston Villa is said to have launched an investigation into the incident.##NAJAVA_MECA_8411627## Ten Hag at United remains under pressure, with the draw at Villa Park leaving the club with only eight points from their first seven league matches.The game at Villa Park followed a 3-0 defeat at home to Tottenham and a turbulent 3-3 Europa League draw against Porto.Sir Jim Ratcliffe, a minority owner of Manchester United, was present at the Villa Park match, which preceded crucial board meetings at the club this week.Ten Hag’s future with the club was reportedly among the topics of discussion during a six-hour executive committee meeting on Tuesday in Knightsbridge.
