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General view of police officers as Manchester United fans protest at the stadium on Sunday. Carl Recine / Reuters
UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said Monday he could not tolerate the actions of football fans who made their way into Manchester United’s stadium to protest the club’s owners, causing the postponement of a game.
« (We) can’t, can’t stand the images we saw of storming the ground, » Cleverly told Sky News. « But we have to understand the frustrations fans have at play not only at Manchester United but also at a number of clubs. »
Previously, Manchester United’s Premier League clash was postponed after angry United fans stormed Old Trafford on Sunday in protest against club owners, while Gareth Bale scored a hat-trick when Tottenham Sheffield United at 4 : Defeated 0.
Manchester United fans protest outside the Lowry Hotel where the team was staying in Manchester, England. AP
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Manchester City would have been crowned English champions for the third time in four seasons if runner-up United lost to Liverpool.
But Pep Guardiola’s side saw their hopes for a title party put on hold after the biggest game of English football had been postponed amid chaotic scenes at Old Trafford.
The Glazer family, unpopular 16 years ago for their leveraged buy-out of the club that plagued United with huge debt payments, became popular with their leaders Criticized role in failed European Super League project.
This prompted United fans to demand a demonstration before the game in Liverpool, and around 200 protesters entered the field, waving anti-glazier banners and green and yellow torches went off – the colors of United’s Newton Heath founders.
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