Shit throwing, toilet smashing,
Manchester United are facing a clean-up bill running into thousands of pounds after Liverpool supporters went on the rampage at Old Trafford during their FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea. Seats were ripped out, toilets smashed and graffiti daubed over the walls making crude references to the
United's directors, among them the Mu
"Shipman is our king" has been sprayed in several different locations, apparently celebrating Harold Shipman's murders on the basis that most of the victims were from Greater Manchester. There are also references to the death of George Best and one steward reported that human faeces had been smeared on the walls.
Workmen have been called in to repair the worst affected areas before United's next home match, against
It is understood United had lobbied the FA against staging the semi-final with a 5.15pm kickoff, urging them to hold the game as early as possible to eradicate the threat of drunken trouble.
"It was a high-profile fixture and we expected a bit of damage," an Old Trafford spokesman confirmed. A