Ben Mee, the Brentford defender, has revealed that Erling Haaland, Manchester City’s free scoring striker, has been up to some naughty tricks.
But there is nothing new in football as Mail Sport columnist Chris Sutton knows only too well.
Pinching wasn’t the most common tactic in the Premier League when I played — treading on toes was the more popular option — but I knew to expect a few nips in the lower back when I was playing my now Mail Sport colleague Martin Keown!
It never bothered me too much, in truth.