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Man United Fans Urged to Wear Black in Protest: Is the Club in Crisis?

A supporter group of Manchester United is urging fans to wear black in this weekend's Premier League clash with Arsenal, writes The Athletic. This is because the club is "slowly dying".

» Published: March 04 2025 at 13:47

Man United Fans Urged to Wear Black in Protest: Is the Club in Crisis?
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For several years, the protests were large against Manchester United's former owner, the Glazer family.

Last year, Sir Jim Ratcliffe took over – but the results have not convinced and the loud opposition remains.

The club is in 14th place in the Premier League and was eliminated from the FA Cup a few days ago after a penalty drama against Fulham.

And now, the supporters' association "The 1958's" has made a statement asking people to wear black in Sunday's home game against Arsenal.

"The club is slowly dying before our eyes, on and off the pitch", they write, and then continue.

"The club is going backwards and it will likely get even worse."

Similar actions have taken place in United's history. In 2005, supporters were asked to wear black in the FA Cup final, also against Arsenal. That protest was in connection with the change of ownership to the Glazer family.

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