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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Jamie Jackson

‘It’s a battle for football’: Manchester United and FC United fans unite against Glazers

Fans during a protest against the Glazer’s ownership of Manchester United
Fans during a protest against the Glazer’s ownership of Manchester United. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Observer

FC United of Manchester and The 1958, a Manchester United fan group, held a joint action against United’s 20-year Glazer ownership, with The 1958 announcing it will stage a sit-in at next Sunday’s derby with Manchester City at Old Trafford.

Around 200 FC and United supporters gathered at Broadhurst Park before FC hosted Stockton Town in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. Outside the ground, flares were let off in the red of FC and United along with green and yellow ones, the colours of Newton Heath, United’s original name. Anti-Glazer chants and songs were sung by fans, with one displaying a flag that showed an image of the former United forward, Eric Cantona, and the legend “Eric the King”.

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