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Premier League clubs in crusade to guard kids from paedophiles, with Manchester United leading the way

Premier League clubs are drafting in teams of officers to search for paedophiles who may use matches to groom victims.

A number of clubs, including Manchester United, have officials dotted around their stadiums on matchdays watching for suspicious activity.

Each top-flight club is required to appoint a safeguarding officer and train stewards to look out for signs that point towards children or vulnerable adults being taken advantage of. Some, including United, have gone further.

Manchester United are one of a number of clubs to introduce a team to search for paedophiles
Manchester United are one of a number of clubs to introduce a team to search for paedophiles
The club have also instructed a safety management team to keep an eye on vulnerable adults
The club have also instructed a safety management team to keep an eye on vulnerable adults

United have a safety management team and introduced a ‘matchday safeguarding operation’ whereby officers ‘take up strategic positions to monitor activity’.