Manchester United club insiders want supporters to ‘hound out’ accounts leaking team information

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Manchester United are reportedly trying to root out ‘moles’ leaking information about the team on social media.

According to The Mail, Manchester United are aware of social media accounts publicising team news before kick-off, and in some recent cases, releasing news about injured players before the club had confirmed it.

United fear somebody with connections at the club is passing on information, which is then being released on Twitter/X.

While the club want to identify and stop the leaks, supporters are being asked to do their bit too.

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Manchester United fans urged to ‘hound out’ leaks

An anonymous club insider – somewhat ironically – is quoted in The Mail, citing fears that publishing team news before kick-offs can give advantages to opponents.

The insider said: ‘United fans should be hounding out these accounts that routinely leak this kind of information, and questioning what is their motivation for doing it.”

It adds that ‘several accounts’ are being closely monitored by Manchester United.

Team news v desire for information

Manchester United officially release teamsheets one hour before kick-off. Per UEFA rules, that window become one hour 15 minutes for European games.

Most fans are content to wait for this official, and reliable source. Team news can be subject to change, and we have even seen in the past that it has to be altered, per injuries in warm-ups, like away at Nottingham Forest last season.

But it is not uncommon to see leaks circulate on social media hours before. Some are accurate, others are not. Incorrect ones may even be leaked by the club to throw opponents off. It’s all part of the game.

Some supporters are happy to see the information, after all, we all want to know who will play tonight, there are clearly negatives to it being released early. We don’t know the Galatasaray team tonight, so why should they know ours?

Others are more alert to this problem, and do call out these leaks. That happens less so when injury information is circulated. United clearly see the situation as problematic, and they are right, supporters do wield some of the power to shut it down.

It can also be argued that relying on fans to do so is a cop-out, and that United should get their house in order, and stop the leaks occurring in the first place.