An influential Manchester United fan group is planning a protest against the ownership, which it accuses of "turning the club into a circus". The 1958 group was responsible for protests at the way United was being run which attracted thousands in March last year - although they scrapped a plan to repeat it before the opening home game of this season against Arsenal. Discontent against minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe been growing in recent weeks, and the appointment and subsequent dismissal of Ruben Amorim has triggered a call to protest before the Red Devils play Fulham on 1 February. "After lurching from one disaster to another, Ratcliffe comes across as an incompetent clown turning the club into a circus," said the 1958 group in a statement. "It has been an extraordinary and deeply troubling few days at Manchester United.

Source: BBC January 08, 2026 19:28 UTC