Willo Flood recalls day he was burgled by fan

Dubliner Willo Flood has given an uproarious account of a confrontation with a burglar at his home back when, as a 19-year-old, he had just broken through at Manchester City.

The Dundee United midfielder, now 31, admits it was a “traumatic” experience but the passing of the years has clearly allowed him to see the funny side of it.

In a BBC interview, Flood explains he had only recently moved into a new house in Manchester at the time and had yet to buy much in the way of furniture when, one night as he was sitting on a bean bag watching his brand new plasma TV, the security light went off out back.