Steve Bruce has confirmed he had a training ground bust-up with Matt Ritchie and has now launched an investigation to find what he believes is a mole inside his training ground.
He also denied leaking a story himself about goalkeeper Karl Darlow being dropped last week and said he would resign had he done that.
Earlier this week, Sportsmail exclusively revealed that Bruce was involved in a row with Ritchie in training, with the winger branding his manager a 'coward'.
More to follow.
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