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After Fans Went On Rampage At Old Trafford, Manchester Police Gave Their Statements On The Incident

An ugly incident occurred in England, Manchester where fans of Man United stormed Old Trafford to protest against club owners, the Glazers.
Confirming the incident that left two police men injured, the Greater Manchester Police have issued a statements regarding the ugly incident involving the Police and fans of the Red Devils.

The Manchester police admitted that they were aware that a protest was planned to take place at Old Trafford today [Sunday, 2 May] prior to Manchester United Vs Liverpool match and they were working closely alongside partners to ensure that protesters present at the scene were kept safe during the peaceful protest.

Surprisingly, earlier before supposed kick-off time to Sunday’s clash at Old Trafford, fans began to gather at Old Trafford, while some went separately to the Lowry Hotel, where Manchester United players were staying, EKO HOT BLOG gathered.

Fans began to grow larger in numbers. By late afternoon, over 200 protesters had gathered outside the Lowry Hotel, and over 1,000 gathered around Old Trafford stadium. By then, the Police began to monitor the situation closely, studying the group of protesters and how hugely they became in numbers.

The police understood that their intentions was to cause havoc and not carry out their peaceful protest as anticipated. In a bid to control the crowd, bottles and other objects were thrown at the police officers.

Some of Manchester United staffs had to take their heels and prevent themselves from getting hurt. The police confirmed that two of their officials were injured and have been hospitalized, with one of the officers receiving slash wound on his face which requires an emergency hospital treatment.

According to Man Utd – The Religion, the Police statements reads:

“Officers were aware of a protest planned to take place in Old Trafford today (Sunday, May 2) and were working closely alongside partners to ensure those that attended were kept safe whilst enabling their right to peaceful protest. Early this afternoon, groups of protesters began to gather at Old Trafford and separately at The Lowry Hotel, Salford where the United players were staying.

“By late afternoon, around 200 protesters had gathered outside The Lowry Hotel and over 1,000 at Old Trafford. Officers continued to closely monitor the situation, engaging with those present but as the groups grew in size, it became clear that many of those present were not intending to exercise their right to peaceful protest.

“Flares were let off and bottles thrown at Officers. Protesters outside Old Trafford became especially aggressive and antagonistic towards the police before a group of about 100 forced entry to the ground with some United staffs having to lock themselves in a rooms.

“Those in the stadium were evicted by Officers but outside on the forecourt hostility grew with bottles and barriers being thrown at Officers and horses. Two officers have been injured with one officer being attacked with a bottle and sustaining a significant slash of wound to his face, requiring emergency hospital treatment.

“With the situation increasing in hostility, additional officers had to be deployed and officers had to be drawn in from neighbouring forces to assist Greater Manchester officers.

“Following discussion with the Premier League, Trafford Council and the Clubs, a Joint decision was made to postpone the match for safety reasons”.

Manchester United versus Liverpool match have been postponed till another date which haven’t been disclosed. It’s still yet unknown until when they match will be played, but whenever a date is fixed it will be disclosed to the public.

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