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27th August 2023 8:56:29 AM
2 mins readBy: Chris Kodo

Following the match against Nottingham Forest, numerous Manchester United supporters opted to remain seated as a demonstration of their disapproval towards the Glazer family. Before Saturday's Premier League match, the 1958 Group asked fans to stay at Old Trafford to show that they still don't support the family who owns the club. - Thousands of spectators chose to stay in the stadium well past the game's end as United sealed a thrilling 3-2 victory over Forest. As usual, people were shouting 'We want Glazers out' loudly and clearly as the players went into the tunnel, and they kept on chanting throughout the protest. The Glazers have been thinking about selling the club since November. They recently accepted a £6 billion bid from Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim. However, fans are understandably very angry and upset about how much time the discussions for the takeover have been taking. It is important to note that there is absolutely no guarantee that the sale will actually occur. Finally, the stadium started to empty out, but there were still many people in the Stretford End almost an hour after the game ended. United boss Erik ten Hag said that the protesters have the right to share their opinion and that it might have an impact on his team. But there is a strong connection between the fans and the team. During my time here, it has become more and more powerful. In the match, the Red Devils were losing 2-0 to Forest after only four minutes. This adds to their bad performances in the previous games against Wolves and Tottenham. But Ten Hag's team fought back by scoring goals from Christian Eriksen and Casemiro, which made the score level. Later, a penalty taken by Bruno Fernandes helped them complete the comeback. The beginning was scary, but the team's attitude was great, the manager said. We were very calm and collected. We followed our belief and plan, played well, and scored three goals successfully. It was a really impressive recovery. We cannot let Forest achieve those goals, even though we respect them. They were easily noticed or obvious. Sometimes, games can turn out really unpredictable or strange. Like I mentioned before, we remained relaxed. It's definitely a marker. We have observed that this team has the ability to recover from setbacks. If you have faced a difficult beginning, you need to move past it. It's difficult, but the team deserves praise. We have the traits that make us who we are. Sometimes we can definitely get better, but overall this team always has the determination to recover.
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