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Fans throw bottles while Rangers fans breach home end during clash at Man United
Rangers’ trip to face Manchester United in the Europa league was marred by fan trouble on the streets of Manchester. Thousands of Gers fans travelled to England as they prepared to face the Red Devils for the first time since November 2010 in a Battle Of Britain fixture. Fans could be seen clashing on the streets of ManchesterX: @footbalIfights The Rangers fans were escorted to Old Trafford to try and prevent troubleX: FootballFights But while the match itself ended with a 2-1 victory for Man United, it was off the pitch where the more fiery action occurred. Video clips on social media appeared to fans of both sides clashing with each other around Manchester in the lead up to the game. The fights could be seen surrounded by heavy police presence as they aimed to keep the peace. Fans could be seen throwing bottles and other missiles at each other from opposite ends of a street. It’s not clear how many arrests were made as a result. The scenes weren’t just limited to outside of the ground either with a number of Rangers fans seen breaching the home end at Old Trafford. Fans had been urged not to travel for the match amid fears over Storm Eowyn. The Met Office issued red warnings nationwide, with 100mph winds expected up and down the UK over the next 24 hours. But that didn’t stop Rangers’ fans heading to Manchester and making their presence felt. The topic of Rangers’ fans traveling to Manchester had been discussed earlier in the day on White and Jordan with Simon Jordan critical of those fans who opted to journey down without a ticket. Police were deployed out side of Old Trafford to deal with fan troubleGetty Rangers fans with tickets in the away end inside Old Trafford made for a great atmosphereGetty He said: “I don’t understand it. I understand that they want to be in and around that environment but I’d have thought they’d want to be in an environment where they can celebrate in their own space rather than being in someone else’s town and being on the other side of the argument where they get beat. “I don’t think it’s a great thing because it creates problems in of itself because we’ve seen situations where fans turn up to places without tickets and it creates a problem. “If you’ve got history and don’t take lessons from the past then you’re doomed or in danger of repeating and I don’t think society is in a happier place or that we’re in a better place in terms of how fans behave themselves so why would we expect a different outcome.” The Red Devils took the lead in the first half through Jack Butland’s own goal. It looked as though the Scottish giants were going to get a point when Cyriel Dessers expertly controlled a high ball before firing the ball past Man United goalkeeper Altay Bayindir on 88 minutes. But Ruben Amorim’s side had the final say as Bruno Fernandes slotted home a cross from the left in stoppage time. Man United’s win puts them firmly in contention to progress to the last eight of the Europa League, while Rangers now look destined to have to contend with a play-off round if they hope to advance.
Rangers’ trip to face Manchester United in the Europa league was marred by fan trouble on the streets of Manchester.
Thousands of Gers fans travelled to England as they prepared to face the Red Devils for the first time since November 2010 in a Battle Of Britain fixture.
But while the match itself ended with a 2-1 victory for Man United, it was off the pitch where the more fiery action occurred.
Video clips on social media appeared to fans of both sides clashing with each other around Manchester in the lead up to the game.
The fights could be seen surrounded by heavy police presence as they aimed to keep the peace.
Fans could be seen throwing bottles and other missiles at each other from opposite ends of a street.
It’s not clear how many arrests were made as a result.
The scenes weren’t just limited to outside of the ground either with a number of Rangers fans seen breaching the home end at Old Trafford.
Fans had been urged not to travel for the match amid fears over Storm Eowyn.
The Met Office issued red warnings nationwide, with 100mph winds expected up and down the UK over the next 24 hours.
But that didn’t stop Rangers’ fans heading to Manchester and making their presence felt.
The topic of Rangers’ fans traveling to Manchester had been discussed earlier in the day on White and Jordan with Simon Jordan critical of those fans who opted to journey down without a ticket.
He said: “I don’t understand it. I understand that they want to be in and around that environment but I’d have thought they’d want to be in an environment where they can celebrate in their own space rather than being in someone else’s town and being on the other side of the argument where they get beat.
“I don’t think it’s a great thing because it creates problems in of itself because we’ve seen situations where fans turn up to places without tickets and it creates a problem.
“If you’ve got history and don’t take lessons from the past then you’re doomed or in danger of repeating and I don’t think society is in a happier place or that we’re in a better place in terms of how fans behave themselves so why would we expect a different outcome.”
The Red Devils took the lead in the first half through Jack Butland’s own goal.
It looked as though the Scottish giants were going to get a point when Cyriel Dessers expertly controlled a high ball before firing the ball past Man United goalkeeper Altay Bayindir on 88 minutes.
But Ruben Amorim’s side had the final say as Bruno Fernandes slotted home a cross from the left in stoppage time.
Man United’s win puts them firmly in contention to progress to the last eight of the Europa League, while Rangers now look destined to have to contend with a play-off round if they hope to advance.
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