GLAZER PROTESTS BOIL OVER
Several Manchester United fans have been arrested after staging an angry protest as the club's new owners visited Old Trafford.
Malcolm Glazer's three sons were forced to leave the stadium in the back of a police van.
Joel, Avi and Bryan Glazer had been touring the ground as part of their two-day visit to the UK.
Fans scuffled with police, who used batons, as the brothers took their first joint look at the stadium they now own as a result of their father's successful £790m takeover.
A group of around 500 fans attempted to stop the brothers from leaving, forcing officials to put up security barriers to block off the directors' entrance to the ground.
Mark Longden, of the independent Manchester United Supporters Association, said: "We want to confront them.
"They have been speaking to everybody else since their arrival in the UK, apart from the most important people - the fans."
The Glazers said they had visited Britain to offer "the truth" about their plans for United following the completion of the takeover.
They met representatives of the Football Association, the Premier League and the Government.
Joel Glazer, who is tipped to become the new chairman, said: "There has been a lot in the UK press about us in the last 18 months.
"This has been an invaluable chance to tell the men who run the game what the truth is."
Glazer will provide his first meaningful insight into how he intends to run the club on Friday night in a pre-recorded interview with MUTV.
Police denied claims that officers had been heavy-handed in using batons against the protesters.
Assistant chief constable Steve Thomas said: "As far as I am concerned... I am happy that our officers acted properly. In our view, this was a violent demonstration that had the potential to become even more violent."
Several Manchester United fans have been arrested after staging an angry protest as the club's new owners visited Old Trafford.
Malcolm Glazer's three sons were forced to leave the stadium in the back of a police van.
Joel, Avi and Bryan Glazer had been touring the ground as part of their two-day visit to the UK.
Fans scuffled with police, who used batons, as the brothers took their first joint look at the stadium they now own as a result of their father's successful £790m takeover.
A group of around 500 fans attempted to stop the brothers from leaving, forcing officials to put up security barriers to block off the directors' entrance to the ground.
Mark Longden, of the independent Manchester United Supporters Association, said: "We want to confront them.
"They have been speaking to everybody else since their arrival in the UK, apart from the most important people - the fans."
The Glazers said they had visited Britain to offer "the truth" about their plans for United following the completion of the takeover.
They met representatives of the Football Association, the Premier League and the Government.
Joel Glazer, who is tipped to become the new chairman, said: "There has been a lot in the UK press about us in the last 18 months.
"This has been an invaluable chance to tell the men who run the game what the truth is."
Glazer will provide his first meaningful insight into how he intends to run the club on Friday night in a pre-recorded interview with MUTV.
Police denied claims that officers had been heavy-handed in using batons against the protesters.
Assistant chief constable Steve Thomas said: "As far as I am concerned... I am happy that our officers acted properly. In our view, this was a violent demonstration that had the potential to become even more violent."
