Premier League - Player sunbathes at Old Trafford

Eurosport - Thu, 05 Feb 20:38:00 2009

A Manchester United groundsman has revealed he caught a player sunbathing under UV lights on the pitch at Old Trafford.

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The member of United's ground staff said he discovered the player attempting to top up his tan by lying under ultraviolet lights used to encourage the turf to grow.

When asked for his highlight of the year, the groundsman said: "Finding a player sunbathing on the pitch under the grow lights!"

He declined to identify the player, although fans have joked it might be Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo, who developed an astonishingly rich tan during summer 2008.

Who do you think was the mystery player? Leave your suggestions below!

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  1. who ever it was he was in the greatist place on earth

    From maureen, on Sun 8 Feb 1:50PM

  2. It has to be Scolari ... lying on the grass not to be­ seen while spying on the Champions !! That is why he­ got everything wrong !!!!!

    From Elizabeth Amanpour, on Fri 6 Feb 3:23PM

  3. Is it nancy boy..fern torres?

    From David, on Fri 6 Feb 2:52PM

  4. It was me anyway.

    From Prince monkey-bum, on Fri 6 Feb 2:51PM

  5. Hasto be the shirt lifter CR

    From U R SOLES, on Fri 6 Feb 2:17PM

  6. My CXXXK you wXXXXrs

    From Jaspal, on Fri 6 Feb 1:32PM

  7. Has to be Ryan Giggs, he`s trying to grow his body hair­ a bit longer.

    From Andrew, on Fri 6 Feb 1:03PM

  8. it was wes brown

    From ryan, on Fri 6 Feb 9:49AM

  9. paul schole was the one by the colour of his hair and­ when is on the ball i mean by the movement on the ball

    From samadexman, on Fri 6 Feb 9:34AM

  10. it's this atmosphere that every player feels so at­ home that they don't feel embarass doing stuff that­ you normally only do at home that makes man utd such a­ sucessful club~ keep it that way~

    From Vitor, on Fri 6 Feb 9:02AM

  11. SIR ALEX CARRIES AROUND HIS OWN PERSONAL VIOLET­ BULBOUS.

    From nick, on Fri 6 Feb 8:52AM

  12. Has to be Ronaldo or erm.....vidic,lol

    From davidmc2230, on Fri 6 Feb 8:38AM

  13. If it is C.Ronaldo, he should come and visit our sunny­ country, that is Malta and he can get all the suntan he­ wants.

    From Joseph Z, on Fri 6 Feb 8:31AM

  14. It's obviously C. Ronald. His lifestyle confirmed­ it.

    From FemiO, on Fri 6 Feb 7:32AM

  15. must be the Portuguese likes living a life beyond the­ ordinary

    From maverickamos, on Fri 6 Feb 7:25AM

  16. ray(82)....The reason one patch of grass is shorter­ than anywhere else is so that it gives maximum chance­ of the ball hitting that one blade of grass that has­ been set at the exact angle for the clued-in Utd­ players to go sprawling over to give Man Utd more­ penalties than any other team. Or maybe Ronaldo has­ fell in that spot so many times he decided to live­ there in case anyone spoils his favourite patch which­ has been tempered with the very best moisturisers so he­ doesn't hurt himself when he does his dying swan­ act when brushed by the wind off a passing players­ shorts.

    From LEE B, on Fri 6 Feb 6:28AM

  17. Hmm, that must have been Tevez!Take a close look at his­ recent change in skin tan

    From abbeykawesi, on Fri 6 Feb 5:58AM

  18. I can tell you who it was not, {SIR ALEX.]

    From albion_forestor, on Fri 6 Feb 5:57AM

  19. haha...maybe the boss Alex

    From vics4u, on Fri 6 Feb 4:04AM

  20. dont no who it was but it shud hav been rooney...dont­ think the poor lad ever saw the sun

    From daniel, on Fri 6 Feb 3:36AM
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