United fans to hold pre-match protest over way club is run

THE 1958 group of Manchester United fans have called on supporters to stand up and be heard, rather than walk away from their club because of the way it is being run by Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the Glazer family.

- By TYRONE MARSHALL

Manchester United supporters will be protesting against the way the club is run before their match against Fulham at Old Trafford on Sunday

The influential fan group have arranged a protest before United play Fulham at Old Trafford on Sunday, having cancelled a planned demonstration before the opening game of the season back in August.

Figures within The 1958 fan group are expecting at least 6,000 people to attend Sunday's protest, which will start at 1pm at two separate points, outside Hotel Football and at the top of Sir Matt Busby Way.

The protest was planned before Michael Carrick took on the head coach role until the end of the season, guiding United to impressive victories against Manchester City and Arsenal in his first two games in charge.

But Steve Crompton, spokesperson for The 1958, said the positive results on the pitch wouldn't affect this protest.

"We had to cancel the protest at the start of the season. There had been new signings and there's always that optimism, I suppose,” he said.

"It was disappointing; it's never about what happens on the pitch, it's what happens upstairs.