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Manchester United fans storm Old Trafford pitch in anti-Glazer protest

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MUNLIV GlazersOut Hundreds of ManUtd supporters have invaded Old Trafford and stormed onto the pitch ahead of the club’s premierleague game against LFC in protest of the GlazerFamily's ownership. | IOLsport

The Glazers have owned United since a controversial leveraged takeover in 2005 saddled the club with hundreds of millions of pounds worth of debt.

United fans wore green and gold colours to matches early in the Glazers reign, the colours of Newton Heath, the club founded in 1878 that eventually became Manchester United 24 years later, as a sign of protest. Green and gold scarves and flares were back at Old Trafford on Sunday, while there were a number of banners aimed at the Glazers.

United's executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has already announced he would be leaving his role by the end of the year amid the fallout from the failed ESL project.

 

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