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Manchester United Academy Director Nicky Butt arrested on suspicion of badault following alleged domestic incident
- Manchester United Academy Director Nicky Butt was arrested on Tuesday
- Former Butt midfielder was arrested by police following a so-called domestic incident
- Police responded to reports that a woman was badaulted in a house in Hale
- The arrest took place a few hours before the match between United and Barcelona at Nou Camp
- Former Butt teammate Paul Scholes was charged with betting rules
By Mike Keegan for Mailonline and Matt Lawton for Mailonline
Published on: 1:45 pm EDT, April 16, 2019 | Update: 2:26 pm EDT, April 16, 2019
Manchester United faces a huge embarrbadment after Academy Director Nicky Butt was arrested on suspicion of badault.
Sportsmail He understands that the 44-year-old policeman was arrested by police on Tuesday afternoon, a few hours before United came to Barcelona in the return leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, after a so-called domestic incident. Butt remained in detention early Tuesday night.
A Greater Manchester police spokesman said: "The police were called around 2 pm on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 to report that a woman had been badaulted in a Broadway home, Hale.
Nicky Butt photographed arriving at the Carrington training ground in Manchester United on Monday
"The woman received a small cut in the hand and does not require hospital treatment.
"A 44-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of badault and is still in custody and interrogated."
Manchester United declined to comment.
The news arrives a terrible day for the famous promotion of 1992 – after his colleague, Paul Scholes, was accused by the Football Association of breaking his rules on betting.
Butt, who made 387 appearances for the club between 1992 and 2004, was named head of the academy in 2016 and was credited with the emergence of personalities such as Marcus Rashford.
He is considered a highly esteemed former professional who, as part of his coveted role, is instructed to give the example to the young talents of the giants of the Premier League.
Butt on the sidelines during the United Under 19s game against Juventus in November 2018
This news was an undesirable distraction for United, before his visit to Nou camp.
It is understood that the club officials, who were concentrating on an extremely important night for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his men in Catalonia, tried to establish the details of what had happened.
Butt has won six Premier League, three FA Cup and one UEFA Champions League titles, after his 1992 debut with United.
He has also played for Newcastle United and Birmingham City and has 39 caps in England. Butt, born and raised in Gorton, a suburb of Manchester, married Shelley Barlow in 2008. The couple has two children.
Paul Scholes was accused of misbehavior by the FA on Tuesday after placing 140 bets
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