Almunia spooked by ghosts

Manuel Almunia may be having a dream season between the sticks for Arsenal, but the Spanish goalkeeper is having nightmares at home – due to ghosts!

Almunia has been missing from Arsenal’s starting line-up recently due to injury, but maybe the real reason is he is too frightened to leave his house.

The 30-year-old shot-stopper believes ghosts are stalking his house, or is it just Jens Lehmann?

“My house is small but there is a lot of history to it and it seems there are ghosts,” he explained.

“It’s in a place where there was a psychiatric hospital. They sent mental patients there and people who were sick after the Second World War.

“When we first moved in we heard a lot of strange noises like chains being dragged around.

“Then when we were sleeping the stereo came on at full volume. Some very strange things were happening.

“One night, we were sleeping and my wife suddenly woke me up with a shout. She said there was this monk-like figure with a candle in his hand.

"I didn’t see him but I was s*** scared.”