Man Utd call the police as furious fans arrive at their Carrington training ground

Man Utd call the police as furious fans arrive at their Carrington training ground to protest against the Glazers this Easter Bank Holiday.

A group of Manchester United supporters arrived with a banner reading ‘Glazers out’ and ‘Disgrace – Not fit to wear the shirt’ outside the gates to the complex.

United have since increased security in anticipation and called the police as fans set off red smoke flares and held up the banners as security guards watched on.

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The demonstration begun on Friday lunchtime with a larger anti-Glazer protest planned for Old Trafford ahead of the Premier League match with Norwich City on Saturday.

Police dog handlers were dispatched to Carrington and the protest was dispersed though the group threatened to come back next week. The players are expect to report for training at around 3pm.

A United statement read: ‘There was a small and peaceful protest outside the Carrington training ground today. We respect the opinions of fans and remain committed to strengthening our engagement with them.’

The protests occurred just before interim manager Ralf Rangnick addressed journalists in his pre-match press conference.

Rangnick said: ‘We all know football is a game of passion and emotions, we can all understand.

‘I can understand our supporters are disappointed with our standing in the table and the performance we showed at Everton, at least after we conceded that first goal.

‘But I still believe our supporters are one of the best, if not the best, in England and as long as they do that protest in a peaceful way and support the team in the stadium, they have the right to express their opinion.

‘I can understand that they are disappointed.’

After another underwhelming season on the pitch, which sees United got five years without a trophy, fans are planning a fresh attempt to force out the club’s unpopular American owners, as if their last protest had any effect on that whatsoever.

An X-rated sign was left outside Carrington for Manchester United’s players following last Saturday’s 1-0 defeat to Everton, which left them 7th in the Premier League, some six points off the top four. 

It read: ‘Embarrassing shitbags. Not fit to wear the shirt get out of our club!’ 

A supporter group called The 1958 plot a protest march against the Glazers that will end at Old Trafford before kick-off against Norwich. 

They urge demonstrators to remain outside the ground for the first 17 minutes of the match to mark the Glazer family’s 17-year ownership.

Plans have been posted onto social media sites and retweeted several thousand times with a message declaring: ‘Nothing will change unless the head of the snake is removed. It’s rotten and starts from the top down like any business. The club’s a mess so we need to act and raise awareness again.’ 

It’s a year ago this month since the club’s role in the doomed European Super League sparked an angry backlash against the Glazers.

A small number of fans stormed Carrington and others broke into Old Trafford following a mass protest before a behind-closed-doors game against Liverpool, forcing the fixture to be postponed.

Chairman Joel Glazer ended up apologising over the ESL fiasco and has since tried to engage with the fanbase.

And he has appeared at fans’ forums since, and a supporters’ advisory board has been set up. A fan share scheme is still being talks about, but the mass protests suggest that the bridge building has not been entirely successful.

‘This isn’t another Liverpool,’ the statement from The 1958 continued. ‘We believe this was a one-off unique event. 

‘This is the start of the constant, relentless, peaceful and legal protests and actions against our owners.

‘We know the challenges ahead of us and we will not waver or detract from these goals.’ 

A season that expected so much promise for Manchester United, with the arrivals of Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane, plus the unexpected return of Cristiano Ronaldo, has proved to be quite the flop.

A poor run of form, including a 5-0 home thrashing at the hands of Liverpool, saw Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sacked late last year.

But instead of searching for a permanent coach right away, United appointed Rangnick on an interim basis.

As well as facing a struggle now to finish in the top four and qualify for next season’s Champions League, United exited the Champions League to Atletico Madrid in the last-16.

They also failed in the FA Cup, losing to Championship club Middlesbrough, and exited the Carabao Cup to West Ham. 

The frustrations were summed up by Ronaldo this month when he whacked a phone out of an autistic boy’s hand at Everton.

Twitter users react while Man Utd call the police as furious fans arrive at their Carrington training ground…

@moxammed_: embarrassing fanbase

@initiaxion: Still more people than the Emptyhad on a Champions League night

@InsqneMagicx: CMONNN THE BOYS #GlazersOut 🔰

@SznWeigl: Convinced the “protest” tomorrow is gonna flop

@gazmufc74: If you’re there to be seen & heard, wtf do people put hoods up covering half of their face. Is it a fashion thing? Or wet blankets wanna be hard nuts🤔😂

@Matt76333804: What a bunch of melts! Covering their faces.. Shame on these so called fans

@COBMUFC: Oh no the glazers are shaking in their mansions as we speak

@Brad_Hough19: Joel has just seen these 8 lads and crumbled under the pressure. 🤣🤣🤣 Why bother.

@TheGreenDevil20: Leaves the cans at home next time, looks bad

@robbiecarson: fucking hell i hope no one gets hurt

@Utd_OB: Howling the 1958 is a bunch of yer da’s😭

@mufc6_united: Scary scenes they’ll definitely leave the club now

@UTD_Merchant: Absolutely beautiful. We are fed up of the Glazers trying to buy our love. They can get anybody they want in but they will never be our owners #GlazersOut