Arsenal Fans Caught on Camera Fighting During Man United Friendly

Arsenal Fans Caught on Camera Fighting During Man United Friendly

Fred Kennedy
updated at July 23, 2023 at 5:10 PM
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  • A section of Arsenal fans was filmed engaging in a fistfight during their friendly clash against Manchester United
  • It remains unclear what sparked the ugly confrontation, which left one of the fans bleeding
  • United emerged the winners of the tie, with goals from Bruno Fernandes and Jadon Sancho sinking the Gunners

A video of Arsenal fans fighting during their pre-season friendly clash against Manchester United has surfaced.

The Gunners locked horns against their Premier League rivals on Saturday, July 22, in an epic friendly tie staged at MetLife Stadium.

Manchester United stars walk off the pitch after the pre-season friendly between Arsenal and Manchester United at MetLife Stadium. Photo by Ash Donelon.
Manchester United stars walk off the pitch after the pre-season friendly between Arsenal and Manchester United at MetLife Stadium. Photo by Ash Donelon.
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According to The Mirror, United emerged as the victors of the tie, with their two first-half goals silencing Mikel Arteta's charges.

Bruno Fernandes opened the scoring for the Red Devils with a stunning volley resulting from Aaron Ramsdale's goalkeeping blunder.

Jadon Sancho doubled the advantage shortly after, with efforts by Arsenal to stage a fightback proving futile.

Arsenal fans fight inside the stadium

Beyond the humiliating result, Arsenal fans had another off-pitch moment to contend with after a host of supporters engaged in a fistfight in the stands.

Sportbible reports that two fans, in particular, were filmed throwing punches at each other during the game.

So ugly the confrontation was that one of the fans was badly hurt and was seen bleeding as a result of the violent exchanges.

It is understood that the stadium security only responded much later after the fighting had subdued.

However, it still remains unclear what sparked the confrontation.

Meanwhile, Arsenal will now be shifting their focus to their upcoming friendly against Barcelona on Thursday, July 27.

Fernandes pulls Ten Hag away

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Bruno Fernandes began his reign as the official Manchester United captain on a high as he helped his side in beating Arsenal during a pre-season friendly.

It was Fernandes' first game as captain after ten Hag gave him the official armband. Harry Maguire was stripped of captaincy duties after an underwhelming season under the Dutchman.

The Portuguese midfielder had to pull away his own manager during the Arsenal game. The manager appeared to be incensed with a decision made by the officials and made sure they got an earful on the stroke of half-time.

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