Manchester United fans protest from the skies over Glazers' ownership

Manchester United's supporters took their protests about the club's owners to the skies before the defeat of Stoke City when a plane carrying the message "Glazers Out" circled Old Trafford. The plane was organised by the Manchester United Supporters' Trust as part of a day of protests to "let the Glazers be in no doubt that we want this to be their last match". A large group of fans had to be dispersed before the game after congregating outside the directors' entrance, letting off stink bombs, above, and throwing fake money, and there was a tense stand-off with police after flares were lit inside the club's megastore. Avram Glazer, the joint chairman of Manchester United, had been due to attend but never made the journey due to flying restrictions imposed because of the ash cloud disruption. The demonstration is the start of an escalation in the anti-Glazer campaign, aimed at driving the Americans out of Old Trafford.