Any story that incorporates both Louis Van Gaal and Father Ted Crilly is sure to be a winner, so here goes. One is obliged to link any story to Father Ted, or else risk losing citizenship.
We can't be sure whether Van Gaal saw any suspicious ice-cream vans parked in commercially unviable locations outside the United team hotel, but he still asked club employees to sweep the team hotel for bugs prior to the Liverpool match.
The Mirror reported that the club's security staff were seen checking under tables and chairs in the Lowry Hotel in Manchester. Once Van Gaal was satisfied that there were no recording devices hidden about the place, the players were allowed into the dining area.
Van Gaal is much preoccupied with football espionage. Last season, he banned delivery vans from arriving at the training ground while the first team are training.
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