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Sunday, 25 April 2021 (YJC)_ Furious Manchester United fans burn US flag outside Old Trafford.
A demonstration outside Old Trafford protesting Man Utd's ownership by the US-based Glazer family in the wake of the ill-fated Super League plans has led to at least one United States flag being burned outside the famous stadium.
More than a thousand fans gathered outside the home the 20-time English champions to have their voices heard not just about the Super League plans, which prompted a tail-between-their-legs concession by the club's bosses, but also the Glazer's longstanding ownership of the team which has hit new heights of unpopularity in the past few days.
Fans could be heard chanting "Glazers out" at the demonstration, while also wearing scarves emblazoned with a similar message. Smoke bombs were also said to have been set off during the protests on Saturday afternoon.
Footage making its way to social media also appeared to show fans burning an American flag outside the stadium in the starkest signal to the club's ownership yet that they have lost any remaining support amongst the fanbase that they may have previously enjoyed.
"All of the consequences of the debt-ridden Glazer ownership of the club have come home to roost in the last week, with the disgraceful plans to walk away from our roots in English football and walk away from our history and tradition in the European Cup," read a statement distributed by the organizers of the demonstration.
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