Man United suffer major security scare with 'dressing room bugged at Aston Villa' - as under-fire boss Erik ten Hag's team talk 'recorded by prankster'

Manchester United were reportedly victims of a awesome information breach amid claims their dressing room was bugged by a prankster.

A prankster has allegedly claimed they planted a hidden instrumentality successful nan dressing room astatine Villa Park 2 days before Man United faced Aston Villa connected October 6.

The Sun reported that nan instrumentality was utilized to grounds under-fire head Erik 10 Hag's squad talks to his squad.

The study claims Ten Hag's squad talk and instructions to players were audible successful nan recording.

Man United played retired a goalless tie pinch Aston Villa, leaving nan Red Devils pinch their worst commencement to a Premier League season.

'This is simply a shocking breach of information and immoderate superior questions will beryllium asked arsenic to really this was allowed to happen,' a root was quoted by The Sun.

'Fortunately, location was thing sinister to this incident. It was conscionable a prankster, who's really a United fan, being silly and wanting to perceive what was said wrong those 4 walls. 

'But it will decidedly beryllium a origin for interest astir really they managed to get wrong a changing room astatine 1 of nan Premier League's biggest clubs conscionable days earlier a match.'

It is claimed nan prankster activated nan microphone by calling it from different instrumentality having sticky taped successful a hidden location successful nan dressing room.

The prankster is said to person travel to cod nan instrumentality nan pursuing day. 

Aston Villa person reportedly launched an investigation into nan incident.

Ten Hag remains nether unit astatine Man United pinch nan tie astatine Villa Park leaving nan Premier League giants pinch conscionable 8 points from their opening 7 matches.

The Red Devils had travel into nan lucifer astatine Villa Park pursuing a 3-0 location conclusion against Tottenham and a chaotic midweek 3-3 tie successful nan Europa League to Porto.

Minority proprietor Sir Jim Ratcliffe was among nan Man United level successful attendance astatine nan match, which came up of planned committee meetings astatine nan nine this week.

Ten Hag's early was among nan topics discussed astatine a six-hour executive committee gathering connected Tuesday successful Knightsbridge.