The restaurant meal preferences of Manchester United’s squad were ‘leaked’ online, offering a glimpse into their dietary habits.
As top-tier athletes, football players must adhere to very strict diets and many employ personal chefs to handle their meals, so they only need to eat them.
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However, even stars indulge in cheat meals occasionally, such as Manchester City’s Jack Grealish, who enjoys a £56 meal from his favorite Chinese restaurant after a game, while Bernardo Silva simply enjoys some bread and butter.
So, what do top-level players order when dining out?
In 2021, a list of supposed restaurant orders from United players was ‘leaked’ on social media by a fan account.
At the time, the team was managed by former player and club legend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and attended a pre-season training camp at St Andrew’s University in Scotland.
The Red Devils seemingly stopped to eat at Forgan’s restaurant in Dundee before returning to England.
A list displaying United’s players’ orders surfaced online, showing their choices for starters, main courses, and desserts.
Of those listed, only five players remain, including Harry Maguire, Diogo Dalot, and Luke Shaw.
For starters, David de Gea, Shaw, Lee Grant, and Anthony Martial all chose regular bread, while many others opted for chicken tempura or goat cheese. Maguire selected a ham hock, and some players skipped starters altogether.
For their main course, Maguire was among those who chose chicken supreme. Shaw, Grant, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, and Dan James all ordered cheeseburgers, as did Lingard, though he requested some modifications to his meal.
Tom Heaton was the only player to select BBQ rib of beef, with Bruno Fernandes and Juan Mata among the five who ordered steak.
Sides varied, ranging from sweet potato fries to spinach, and for desserts, Fernandes, Maguire, Jones, and Lingard all picked sticky toffee pudding.
Mata and Andreas Pereira craved cheesecake, while Heaton, James Garner, and Matej Kovar opted for the Caramel and Biscoff Tartlet.
