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Angry Man United fans attack home of club vice-chairman Ed Woodward
Angry Manchester United fans attacked the home of the club’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward on Tuesday night.
In a sinister escalation of the unrest witnessed in the stands at United games recently, supporters angry at Woodward’s directorship targeted his family residence in Cheshire.
Neither Woodward, his wife or his young daughters are understood to have been at home at the time of the incident. Cheshire Police are investigating.
A statement from Cheshire Police read: “At around 10.45pm on Tuesday 28 January, Cheshire police were notified of an incident of criminal damage that had taken place earlier this evening with a large group targeting a property in the Nether Peover area.
“Thankfully no-one was harmed, and officers will liaise with security officials over the coming days to establish the full circumstances surrounding this incident and identify those involved.”
United released a strongly-worded statement condemning those involved and promised to hand out life bans to anyone found guilty of a criminal offence.
“Manchester United Football Club have tonight been made aware of the incident outside the home of one of our employees,” the statement read.
We know that the football world will unite behind us as we work with police to identify the perpetrators of this unwarranted attack.
“Anybody found guilty of a criminal offence, or found to be trespassing on this property, will be banned for life by the club and may face prosecution.
“Fans expressing opinion is one thing, criminal damage and intent to endanger life is another. There is simply no excuse for this.”
