As if the loss to juventus was not enough trouble,Manchester United could be sanctioned by UEFA after three pitch invaders got onto the field as Old Trafford hosted Juventus in the Champions League.
Shortly after play got under way in the Group H encounter, a fan ran across the pitch, with his hand down the back of his trousers, before belatedly being restrained by stewards close to the players.
Two further people made it onto the field at the end of the match as they sought to get close to former United hero Cristiano Ronaldo, who was making his way off the Old Trafford pitch after helping Juventus to a 1-0 win.
Greater Manchester Police confirmed to Press Association Sport that one man in his forties was kept in custody overnight, having been arrested on suspicion of pitch invasion.
In December 2014, Tottenham were fined 15,000 euros (£11,870 at that time) by UEFA over the three pitch invasions during the Europa League match against Partizan Belgrade.
UEFA is waiting for the reports regarding Tuesday’s pitch invasions and the latest knock-on impact of Manchester’s traffic.
United were last week fined 15,000 euros (around £13,000) by UEFA for their late arrival and the subsequent delayed kick-off of their Champions League match against Valencia.
Those issues reappeared on Tuesday, with Juventus arriving 65 minutes before kick-off and United getting to Old Trafford just just 50 minutes before play got under way. Manager Jose Mourinho decided to walk to the ground.
The stewards at Old Trafford had a busy evening dealing with pesky trespassers on Tuesday – their intended target? Cristiano Ronaldo.
The return of the prodigal son proved to be too much for some Manchester United fans to handle, so much so that a few stormed the pitch and risked a lifetime ban from watching home games just for a chance to say hi.
It only took a couple of minutes for the first chancer to try his luck. He was swiftly dealt with by the stewards, but did manage to get a high-five of sorts off the Juventus star while he was being pinned down to the ground.
They say fortune favours the brave and that seemed to ring true for the next United fan to make a run at Ronaldo.
Clearly the Portugal star is still well thought of around these parts because this fan, by all accounts, is a die-hard United fan.
Dressed in head-to-toe in club gear, the man legged it on to the pitch at the end of the game with eyes locked in on Ronaldo.
So much for being back at the ‘Theatre of Dreams’.