Manchester United Players and Staff Suffered From Suspected Food Poisoning After Sheriff Tiraspol Tie

• A section of Manchester United players and staff suffered from a suspected case of food poisoning last week
• The Red Devils had flown to Moldova to face Sheriff Tiraspol in the Europa League, and the complaints started when they were back in England
• The Erik ten Hag's side did not a fixture this weekend after their game against Leeds United was postponed

New reports have emerged of how members of Manchester United staff and the playing squad have been hit by a wave of suspected food poisoning.

The sickness kicked in on Friday, 16th September, a day after the team had returned from Moldova, where they had faced Sheriff Tiraspol in the UEFA Europa League.

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United won that game with goals from Jadon Sancho and Cristiano Ronaldo securing the first points for Erik ten Hag's side.

The Daily Mail reports that the squad complained of feeling unwell. At least 12 people were affected, with some players sitting out of training on Friday and Saturday.

It is also understood that the club is trying to establish where the food poisoning occurred in Moldova or the plane when they were flying back to England.

The players have since recovered and those called for international duty left for their respective camps.

United were lucky they did not have a fixture this past weekend as it is not clear how greatly the sickness could have affected their preparations. They were to face Leeds United, but the game was postponed due to Queen Elizabeth II's passing.

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Sports Brief had earlier reported that Cristiano Ronaldo made the day of a young fan in Moldova when he embraced him and signed his jersey. Ronaldo was part of Manchester United's squad that had travelled to Moldova to face Sheriff Tiraspol in the Europa League.

As he left the hotel to board the bus, the young fan risked everything by evading the security personnel to get Ronaldo's attention.

In the video seen by Sports Brief, Ronaldo is alerted of the fan's presence, to which he then invites him in for a heartwarming hug. The fan was donning Ronaldo's shirt with his favourite number 7 on the back.