Man Utd fans have a rather pathetic fight with each other at Old Trafford as Brighton & Hove Albion came away with all three points.
A fight broke out in the South Stand as things got heated while the Red Devils suffered a dismal 2-1 home defeat – with one player in particular coming under intense scrutiny.
The clip shows some supporters clashing with each other as fans looked on with intrigue. Two supporters got into a scuffle, with another person seemingly attempting to diffuse the situation.
The disturbance in the stands comes after Erik ten Hag’s reign as Man United boss got off to the worst possible start.
Never thought we would see this day when United fans fight each other. Arguments do happen among United Fans. But this has hit a new low 😞😞#GlazersOut #MUFC @ManUtd pic.twitter.com/vZAkd1aw06
— SOFI 🐬 (@united_sofi) August 8, 2022
Manchester United fans were protesting against the Glazers ahead of their Premier League opener with Brighton on Sunday.
Supporters remain furious at the club’s decline in the years since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013 and there had been new hope with new boss Erik ten Hag coming in. However there are numerous issues to contend with as he looks to succeed following his arrival from Ajax, hwere he had been winning titles and trophies, something Man Utd had struggled to do.
The Glazers have long been polarising figures at the club, with the Americans purchasing the club back in 2005.
Ferguson managed to keep the mood at Old Trafford positive throughout his reign, though, since his retirement nine years ago, the club have failed to get anywhere near winning the Premier League title.
Fans lay the blame for that at the Glazers’ door, regardless of how many transfers they’ve sanctioned.
The mood isn’t great at present due to United’s slow work in the market, with Tyrell Malacia, Christian Eriksen and Lisandro Martinez their sole recruits so far.
The protest came off the back of a statement from The 1958 posted to Twitter on Monday.
“The Glazers are unfit and improper owners,” it read.
“We have shown this over the summer with our digital campaign and revealing other confirmed information about exactly the type of family they are.
“We will always support the club. We will always support the manager.
“We will always rise up against the current owners and any puppet hierarchy they appoint. Join us, stand with us, unite with us to make a stand for what is right.
“Our club’s future is our only motivation. Some things are worth fighting for.”
Man United fans’ Glazer protest forces closure of Megastore ahead of their first game of the season at Old Trafford pic.twitter.com/vUIGlNfKGC
— FootballJOE (@FootballJOE) August 7, 2022
Protests against the Glazers have started this afternoon ahead of #mufc vs Brighton. [@EivindHolth]
— Utd District (@UtdDistrict) August 7, 2022
They were two-nil at the break, with his side failing to overturn the result in the second-half – pulling just one goal back.
Ten Hag of course slammed his team’s performance and called the defeat a ‘setback’ as he made his feelings known in his post-match interview.
When questioned by Sky Sports’ Emma Sanders if Ronaldo had the desired impact, Ten Hag said: “I think so. It was clear to see that the second half, we were better in midfield with Eriksen down and Ronaldo up.
“Then we created and Rashford had two really good chances. It’s a pity we didn’t score them for 2-2.
“It [Ronaldo’s fitness] takes time, you cannot force it. He has had one week of training so is a little bit more and he has to do more to get fit. This game will help him with 35/40 minutes. Now we have one week and he will be better next week.”
While Ronaldo may have improved Man Utd in certain areas, there was plenty for Ten Hag to be concerned about as he lost his first Premier League game.
He explained: “It is definitely a setback, a real disappointment, but we have to deal with it. I knew from the start that it wouldn’t be easy, it’s a process and takes time, but we don’t have time. We have to win games and we should have done better.
“It was unnecessary. We gave too many easy balls away and the organisation was a big mistake. It was not the way we made it out, we made it clear how to deal with certain situations when we drop in. But that happens, we have to analyse and take the lessons from it.
“It [the challenges this season] are the same. I knew before it would not be easy to construct it, to build it, develop it and it takes time. I know we don’t have time, we have to deliver and we are aware of this situation.
“I said it in the dressing room that I saw it [togetherness] in the game. In the action in the second half, we were acting as one team, battling for a better result.
“It’s not that we didn’t battle or we didn’t have the right attitude, we made mistakes on the ball, passing mistakes, organisational mistakes and in defending.
“We have to [fix the mistakes quickly], but we also have to take the lessons and learn quickly from it.”
Manchester United captain Harry Maguire said the defeat to Brighton was a “nightmare start”, pointing to their first goal from Pascal Gross as the turning point.
He told Sky Sports: “It’s disappointing. It’s the worst possible start to be 2-0 down at half-time at Old Trafford. It’s not good enough.
“We huffed and puffed and got one back. We had chances to equalise but it’s a bad start for us.
“We actually started the game pretty well, on the front foot and controlled the game, then conceded the first goal which knocked us back really badly. We stopped playing from then, they got a lot of control in the game so we need to look at that first goal not setting us back as much as it did.
“But we’ve got to be better on the ball, we gave the ball away too much in that first half, especially after the first goal. We gave them encouragement to come forward and attack us. It was a nightmare start.”
Graham Potter was understandably pleased with how his side performed: “It was a great performance. It was a deserved win over the course of the game and a fantastic effort from the players so a fantastic start.
“We had an idea of how to attack and when we could, we tried to press and put them under pressure. We were positive, we were brave in what we tried to do and the boys gave it everything. It’s a difficult place to come with the quality they have and the crowd get behind them really quickly. Our performance first half was really strong.
“We managed it [the end of the game] quite well. They are going to put you under pressure and I thought we had a couple of chances to attack better to make it three when we could, but in the end, they came back.
“It’s a disappointing goal from our perspective, but the boys manged to hang in there and still caused some problems on the counter-attack. That gives us enough in the game, we didn’t just park on the edge of the box. I’m delighted with the boys and it’s a nice start for us.
“We’ve got a good group, it’s ambitious, they want to do their best. They’re not perfect, but they want to give everything and when you’re a coach, you’ve got a chance.
“We’re just enjoying the fact it’s a historic win for us, so that’s something to be happy about. Three points in the Premier League is always difficult to get. The way we did it was good, but it’s only three points and we’ve got a tough game next weekend.”
Potter was not quick to complain, adding: “I’ve not seen it back, but the guys seem to think there was a chance of it. We had a few fouls that were waved away and you’re not going to get everything here, that’s just the way it is.
“We can’t complain too much. Those are the margins you need, we had enough on our side today and we’re happy with that.”
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— Iain J. (@GoTrainAvenger) August 7, 2022
@simonfield17: Thought we saw the end of this kind of football violence in the 80s. Awful scenes – someone could’ve died
@UTDLuka_: They’re fighting cause they can’t find Pogba to abuse
@anyoldsport: What in the fortnightly supervised access is going on here?
@BPete1970: I genuinely thought someone was abusing the glazers in there so It’s doubly disappointing this
@PINDERLFC94: The demise of this club makes me so fucking happy, I hope it rots from the inside out, fucking state of ya 🐀.
@FKiernan5: Even the fighting is shit. Clubs a shambles.
@CrawfSteven; It’s been a fantastic weekend this
@MCFCTone: Spoilt wankers. You’re shit, deal with it.
@BenSenior16: First game of the season. Perfection
@Robbiewad79: Things u love to see
@SteEdwards92: Just tops the weekend off perfectly 🤌🏼
@Haider_Rubbani: We have become worse than Arsenal fans.
@clinicalchilly: Stewards just watching gets me 😭
@Wooster_Bert_: Friendly fire in the stands: scenes we all love to see.
@dannyowen54: Probably rowing Cos only spent around 45m try supporting a club where the owner spends fuck all
@kylemurg: First game of the season…. Love to see it
@SoFLPalace: Arguing over what time is the next train to London Euston
@BenMcBride_18: Scum on scum 😍😍
@luke84m: First game and fighting amongst each other 🤣🤣🤣
@JStubbs91: Set of absolute not rights – what a club. 🤢🤢🤢
@Adam3Lexi: Just keeps getting better 😂😂😂
@thenorthover: Scrapping each other because they’re being beaten by little ol Brighton. You just love to see it #bhafc
@curleytweets: Reminiscent of 2017 London Stadium. United are truly falling apart.
@el_seale: Banter club 🤣🤣🤣
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