Manchester City / Man United fans fighting yesterday

Manchester City v Man United fans fighting
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Trouble broke out on the streets of Manchester ahead of the derby at the Etihad.

Fans dressed in black were filmed clashing in the city centre with around 40 or 50 people said to be involved.

Supporters were seen letting off blue flares, throwing railings and other missiles.

Police officers were quickly on the scene armed with batons and accompanied by the dog and horse units.

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Footage shows mass brawl involving 50 football fans in Ancoats ahead of Manchester derby

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Manchester Evening Post


Sunday 8th April 2018


Crowd trouble in Ancoats ahead of Manchester derby


Trouble erupted on the streets of Manchester city centre ahead of this afternoon’s derby day clash at the Etihad.

Dramatic pictures and footage show a gang of around 40-50 men wearing black storming their way down Bengal Street in Ancoats.

One man was viciously beaten to the ground and stamped on. Traffic cones and road signs from a nearby building site were hurled across the road.

The gang chanted Manchester City songs and set off a blue flare.

They fled in different directions as police arrived.

Greater Manchester Police say two men have been arrested.


Police arrived after trouble flared (Image: Joel Goodman)

Police arrive after trouble flares (Image: Joel Goodman)
Images taken just afterwards show officers with batons drawn facing off against the yobs.

Some men were pinned to the ground by police, others handcuffed and led away with bloodied faces.

Police dogs and the mounted unit were also drafted in.


At least two dozen men were kettled on a nearby street by around 30 officers (Image: Joel Goodman)

Witnesses said the men threw cones and traffic signs at each other (Image: Joel Goodman)
At least two dozen men were kettled on a nearby street by around 30 officers.

One witness, who lives on Bengal Street, described what happened. He said: “It was completely quiet one minute, then the next there was all this shouting. I looked out of the window and people were fighting and throwing signs and setting off flares.


Police arriving at the scene of the trouble (Image: Joel Goodman)

Police in Ancoats (Image: Joel Goodman)
“Some had cuts and were bleeding.

“Then police came and they all ran off.”

It’s understood that shops in the area around Piccadilly have been told by police to stop selling alcohol.

Shortly before 3.30pm on Saturday 7 April 2018, police were called to reports of a disturbance on Jersey Street in the city centre.

Greater Manchester Police said they were called to a disturbance on Jersey Street at around 3.30pm.

A spokesperson said: "A 29-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of public order and a 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of affray.

"Enquiries into the full circumstances around this incident are ongoing."

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Eight people were arrested during the Manchester football derby following a city centre brawl before kick-off.


A gang of men was seen fighting and throwing traffic cones in Ancoats and being chased by police.


The arrests were for alleged offences including affray, ticket touting and breaching banning and dispersal orders.


Manchester United's second-half comeback from two goals down to win 3-2 denied Manchester City their Premier League title celebrations on Saturday.

Supt Chris Hill, match commander for the Manchester derby, said a "small number of people" were involved in a disturbance in the city centre before the match but officers dealt with it quickly.

He said: "At such a critical point in the season, there was a lot to consider in policing today's derby, but the match has gone well with only a handful of arrests."

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