The incident brought to memory the match against Bournemouth this year, which was abandoned when a ‘bomb’ was found
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| General view of Old Trafford Stadium's interior(Photo: Getty Images) |
Manchester United allegedly caught two stadium stowaways before Saturday's match against Arsenal after they’d spent the night in the stadium in an attempt to
watch the match without tickets.
The Daily Mail says the duo are believed to have been overseas students, who hid in the toilets after staying behind after a stadium tour.
They were found the morning before the weekend's near sell-out match but the incident brought memories of the clash with Bournemouth that was abandoned this year when a ‘bomb’ was found.
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| General inside view of the stadium(Photo: REUTERS) |
The device was later revealed to be a replica from a training drill but an extensive security review has followed the incident, which includes screening of patrons who attend the tours with searches and metal detectors common practice.The club is confident that the two sleepover ‘guests’ were not a threat to the safety of the crowd about to fill the stadium for the Premier League giants’ 1-1 draw.
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Fans were evacuated from Old Trafford in May(Photo: Alex Livesey)
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| Olivier Giroud scored the equaliser for Arsenal on Saturday(Photo: Getty) |
"We realise people will go to any lengths to watch a game at Old Trafford but these people went too far,” the Mail quotes a club spokesman."The fact that they and their belongings had been searched before entry means we are confident there was no risk to safety."
Police were reportedly called with no arrests made.
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