Manchester United news: Fans left baffled as sex toy is found in Old Trafford dugout after West Ham game
The object was discovered after United's 2-1 win over West Ham on Saturday
Football boots, ankle tape and chewing gum... these are some of the items you can usually expect to find in a dugout after the full-time whistle has blown.
A sex toy, however, is not.
Nonetheless, it's exactly what was found in front of the Manchester United bench on Saturday after their defeat of West Ham.
The sex toy was left at Old Trafford as part of a long-running joke by Hammers supporters, who have used the toy to make fun of their club's hierarchy over the past couple of seasons.
West Ham owners David Sullivan and David Gold were branded the 'Dildo Brothers' by Sporting Lisbon president Bruno de Carvalho a couple of years ago after the east London club failed to sign William Carvalho.
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The name is a reference to the pair amassing their early fortune in the adult industry; Gold bought Ann Summers in 1971 and turned it into an established high street brand, while Sullivan produced pornography and various adult magazines.
Last year, West Ham fans took an inflatable penis to the London Stadium for their match against Huddersfield, and then after Javier Hernandez equalised against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, they threw a dildo on the pitch.
Paul Pogba’s brace bailed out United as the Red Devils stuttered to a fortuitous 2-1 win over the Hammers to keep the Old Trafford club's top four hopes intact.