Moment shocking brawl breaks out at Old Trafford as Rangers fans ‘infiltrate Man Utd end’ with club set to investigate
Moment shocking brawl breaks out at Old Trafford as Rangers fans ‘infiltrate Man Utd end’ with club set to investigate
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CHAOS broke out in the Old Trafford stands during Manchester United's 2-1 win over Rangers in the Europa League last night. The madness came after large groups of Rangers fans appeared to have managed to buy tickets to the game inside the home end at the Theatre of Dreams.
![[Nicolas Raskin of Rangers challenged by Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United during a UEFA Europa League match.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/challenged-nicolas-raskin-rangers-uefa-966134049.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Officially, Rangers had brought a travelling support of 3,000 to Manchester, however video footage from the game appears to show that there were even more fans dotted around the stands. Clips filmed inside the home end show brawls breaking out as Man Utd supporters appeared to confront alleged Rangers fans inside the home end.
![[Manchester United and Rangers fans fighting.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/manchester-united-rangers-fans-fight-966241966_373a8d.jpg?strip=all&w=332)
The videos show fans throwing punches and pushing other supporters out of their seats and towards the concourse. Stewards can also be seen trying to diffuse the situation and prevent mass fighting from breaking out. Fans online claimed that they saw "glass bottles" being thrown between the supporters after Rangers fans had been identified in the home end.
![[Manchester United and Rangers fans fighting in a stadium.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/manchester-united-rangers-fans-fight-966241995.jpg?strip=all&w=341)
The Manchester Evening News have detailed a statement from Man Utd regarding the huge number of Rangers fans found amongst the home fans. It read: "In anticipation of the risks around tonight’s game, we took the strictest possible measures to prevent sales to away fans in home areas.
![[A man in a tan sweatshirt is involved in a physical altercation with another person at a crowded sporting event.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Capture_579f09.png?strip=all&w=786)
"Tickets were only allocated to people who existed on our database prior to the draw taking place in August. Hospitality tickets had the same restrictions applied. MANCHESTER UNITED all but sealed automatic qualification to the last 16 of the Europa League thanks to a last-gasp win over Rangers.
![[A brawl breaks out among soccer fans at Old Trafford.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/moment-shocking-brawl-breaks-old-966248649.jpg?strip=all&w=327)
