With a trip to Anfield up next, Scott Patterson reports on the unease felt among United supporters over ticketing at the club…
Manchester United’s home support gets its fair share of stick. Roy Keane’s observation of the “prawn sandwich” brigade has become increasingly accurate as the years have gone by, although the same could be said for the atmosphere in most stadiums these days.
Many of the die-hard supporters stopped going in 2005 following the Glazer takeover, while plenty more have been priced out as the seasons have gone by. There are others who could afford a season ticket but have little interest in the sanitised matchday experience that Old Trafford, and modern football in general, has to offer.