Man United and Middlesbrough fans go hungry at Old Trafford as ‘technical error’ stops staff serving ANY half-time food and drink to 70,000 supporters… leaving a furious Stretford End singing ‘We want Glazers out’
Manchester United fans have long been starved of scintillating football at Old Trafford, but on Friday night supporters were unable to fill their bellies at half time owing to a ‘technical error’ at the stadium.
As the half time interval approached, a message over the PA system announced that supporters could not purchase food or drink inside the stadium as a result of a ‘technical error’.
The message was greeted with lengthy groans by the United masses and chants of ‘we want Glazers out’, with supporters needing little excuse to blast their much-maligned owners.
Manchester United and Middlesbrough fans went without food and drink at Old Trafford
An announcement before half time stated a ‘technical error’ meant food and drink could not be served
Nine thousand Middlesbrough fans also made the journey to Old Trafford on Friday night and were also less than impressed by the announcement.
Man United legend Gary Neville suggested that any food and drink that was unable to be sold should be ‘given away for free’ in response to the bizarre announcement.
Popular Twitter page @FootyScran, which shares images of food sold at football grounds across the world, posted an image of an empty polyester dish with the caption: ‘Half time scran at Manchester United’.
United legend Gary Neville joined football fans in responding to the bizarre announcement
A United supporter at the game shared an image of the closed food stalls with the caption:
What a disgrace #MANUTD #FACUP and no facility open for hot food or drink, we a laughing stock of the football league.’
‘Man united can’t even buy food and drink for their supporters and their fans expect them to bid 120 mil for Rice’, one rival fan wrote on Twitter.
Boro equalised in the second half and took the game to penalties, holding their nerve to dump United out of the competition.
