MANCHESTER UNITED players have reportedly become “super-sleuths” in a bid to identify the person responsible for leaking important team news on social media.
SunSport exclusively revealed last month that United chiefs had launched an investigation into who had been sharing the information.
At the time, Amad Diallo and Alejandro Garnacho were being quizzed by head coach Ruben Amorim – but they are not understood to be under suspicion now.
Man Utd players recently started theorising about who is the mole and turned into “super-sleuths” in an effort to identify the culprit.
And the Mail now reports that a number of representatives have been in contact claiming to know who the person responsible is.
The player in question has not been named.
Speculation around the leaks began growing after United’s line-up to face Manchester City was revealed the day before the match.
The leaked squad turned out to be completely correct – with Garnacho and Marcus Rashford both surprisingly dropped – sparking a frenzy behind the scenes at Old Trafford.
Garnacho’s brother, Roberto, had been accused on social media of being one source but he denied that he was the man responsible.
Amorim said after the victory against City that he was unhappy about the situation.
The new United boss explained: “I know that story, I think it is impossible to fix, you have a lot of people in the club.
“The players talk with agents, it is not a good thing.”
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The Red Devils currently sit 14th in the table with just 22 points from 19 games.