Manchester United open investigation after football boots go missing

United had to buy a number of replacements in Norway in the hours before their Womens' Champions League qualifier first leg.

MOM TO THE RESCUE: Manchester United midfielder Lisa Naalsund, who is from Bergen, told TV2 after the match that she had asked her mother to bring some boots to the stadium for her. Pic: Martin Rickett/PA Wire.

Manchester United have begun an investigation after a number of players' boots were lost en route to their Women's Champions League qualifier away to Norwegian side SK Brann on Thursday.

United had to buy a number of replacements in Norway in the hours before the first leg of the qualifying tie, which ended in a 1-0 defeat for Marc Skinner's side.