Manchester United saw off Austrian outfit LASK in convincing yet unusual style as the Europa League first leg clash was played behind closed doors.
While the atmosphere was extremely flat, if non-existent, it made it easier to hear the verbal exchanges on the pitch between players.
ESPN noted that United goalkeeper Sergio Romero was repeatedly telling his defence to “push, push, push” - nothing unusual about that.
But more interestingly, the Argentine stopper was also heard talking to centre-back Eric Bailly in Spanish. Romero’s native language is Spanish as he is from Argentine, while Bailly was born in Ivory Coast (in the same town as Didier Drogba), but joined Espanyol in Barcelona as a teenager after being scouted while playing in a
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