Manchester United will increase security around Ed Woodward due to fears he could be targeted by furious fans again, according to reports.
A mob of around 20 balaclava-clad supporters - some who are understood to be members of United's notorious 'Men In Black' hooligan firm - sprayed paint at Woodward's £2m Cheshire mansion in January and threw flares and a smoke bomb in a sinister attack on the property at the end of the last transfer window.
The so-called fans were said to be angry at a lack of transfer activity at United in the previous window, even though the Old Trafford club were on the verge of sealing a £68million deal for midfield star Bruno Fernandes at the time.