Six followers arrested following violent clashes between Manchester United and Leeds supporters earlier than Saturday’s match at Previous Trafford after police staged ‘main safety operation’
- Six followers have been arrested after violent clashes earlier than Manchester United v Leeds
- Brawls broke out in Manchester metropolis centre forward of the sport at Previous Trafford
- Larger Manchester Police staged a significant safety operation for the sport
- Away followers additionally aimed foul-mouthed abuse to BT Sport pundit Rio Ferdinand
Six followers have been arrested following clashes between Manchester United and Leeds supporters earlier than Saturday’s sport at Previous Trafford.
Larger Manchester Police staged a significant safety operation for the high-risk fixture and needed to break up ‘remoted incidents of dysfunction’ across the metropolis centre.
Through the sport, among the 3,000 Leeds supporters briefly aimed sick taunts in regards to the Munich Air Catastrophe at their rivals.
Six followers have been arrested following clashes between Manchester United and Leeds supporters earlier than Saturday’s sport at Previous Trafford
There have been allegations that this was in response to a Turkish flag being thrown into the away finish. Two Leeds followers have been killed in Istanbul in 2000 earlier than a UEFA Cup tie in opposition to Galatasaray.
The away followers additionally aimed foul-mouthed abuse at former United and Leeds defender Rio Ferdinand, who was working as a pundit for BT Sport, as they waited to be allowed out of the stadium.
Tempers boiled over as followers made their technique to Previous Trafford earlier than the sport, with violent clashes between supporters outdoors cafes and eating places.
Tempers boiled over as followers made their technique to Previous Trafford earlier than the sport, with violent clashes between supporters outdoors cafes and eating places
A video posted on Twitter confirmed followers utilizing bins and chairs as weapons as one lone police officer frantically tried to separate these concerned utilizing a baton.
One other video shared on-line confirmed the second a police van arrived to a brawl which had spilled out of the Piccadilly Tavern.
Males could possibly be seen operating to the doorway of the pub, showing to hitch the skirmage, whereas the police car pulls up with its sirens blaring. It was the primary time in 17 months that Previous Trafford hosted a capability crowd and the primary assembly between the 2 groups with followers since 2004.