Snarling Man Utd fans pelt cops with bottles and shout ‘f***ing pigs’ in terrifying new video from protest front line

POLICE officers were pelted with bottles by swarming Manchester United fans shouting “f***ing pigs” in shocking new footage from yesterday’s protests at Old Trafford.

Terrified cops were drastically outnumbered by a minority of violent demonstrators at the largely peaceful protest outside the ground, before fans karate kicked their way into Old Trafford.

Furious fans faced off with police, with some hurling bottles while yelling “f***ing pigs”The officers were drastically outnumbered by the hundreds of fans who later stormed the stadium

The footage shows the ferocious gang launch bottles and other objects as they faced off with police, antagonising them with howls of “f***ing pigs” and “f***ing cowards”.

Officers drew their batons in attempt to fend off the mob, as glass shattered just inches from them and some were physically struck during the clash.

An estimated 10,000 fans gathered outside the Theatre of Dreams in protest of the club’s owners, the Glazer family, resulting in the Red Devil’s Premier League game against Liverpool being postponed.

Greater Manchester Police have launched an investigation after two officers were injured during the disturbance on Sunday.

Assistant chief constable Russ Jackson condemned fans “reckless and dangerous” behaviour after one copper was attacked with a broken bottle and slashed across the face – requiring emergency hospital treatment.

Tempers continued to flare throughout Sunday’s planned protest

Cops struggled to subdue the angry mob of fans

Demonstrators stormed the pitch

“At different points, bottles and barriers were thrown, officers assaulted and people scaled the stadium structure creating risk for themselves and officers,” he continued.

Supporters chanted and let off flares outside Old Trafford before one protestor spectacularly karate kicked his way inside, much to the delight of fans who promptly charged indoors.

Fans then stormed the pitch shortly before the scheduled kick off – but even after authorities managed to usher the crowds away, it was decided the match would not go ahead.

A United statement announced: “Following discussion between the Police, The Premier League, Trafford Council and the clubs, our match against Liverpool has been postponed due to safety and security considerations around the protest today.”

Players did not leave their hotel rooms amid further safety concerns, after hundreds gathered outside the Lowry Hotel – even blocking the squad from leaving the premises.

Balls, corner flags and other items were snatched up by fans

Police have condemned Manchester United fans who turned today’s protest violent

Fans were protesting the club’s owners, the Glazer family

A cop appears to punch a protesting fan a number of times

One emerging video appears to show a police officer repeatedly punch one demonstrator who lay on the ground, after he was dragged behind a police van by three coppers.

They shout at the young man to “stop resisting”, while one appears to strike him multiple times, before pushing away people filming.

He yells at the person recording “get back now” and “do as I say”, before the cameraman says “I am doing as you say, no need to touch me”.

The players and staff eventually left the hotel at 7.15pm, with a police escort.

The demonstration had been planned days in advance, with boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer pleading for it to be peaceful.

But tempers flared during the protests with supporters seen throwing punches at each other.

And footage later emerged online showing fans inside the ground where they stormed onto the pitch and lit off flares.

A flare was thrown towards the Sky Sports studio, where Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher was watching on.

Some fans threw barriers towards the police officers

Police had to deal with flares inside the stadium as fans got in

Things started to get ugly at Old Trafford

Sky Sports said during their live broadcast that pitch

side cameras as well as balls, corner flags and other items have been taken.

The majority of fans protested peacefully, angered by the Glazers who have cost the club in the region of £1.5BILLION in servicing the debt incurred by their 2005 takeover.

For United legend and Sky pundit Gary Neville the protest was simply an expression of a the fans frustration with the way United has been run-down by the Glazers who he says should now do the ‘honourable thing’ and sell up and get out.

He was pictured fist-bumping a fan inside Old Trafford amid the chaos.

Neville said: “There’s huge discontent. They’re basically saying enough is enough.

“The Glazer family have been resilient and stubborn for many years. I think they’re struggling for many, many years to meet the financial demands this club needs and have done for some time.

“This stadium, if you go behind the scenes, is rusty and rotting. The training ground is probably not even in the top five in this country.”

With the club already hugely security conscience after a number of embarrassing blunders, an explosives search team later arrived to sweep the stadium.

Parts of it will also have to be deep cleaned as part of Covid protocoals with one fan understood to have made it into the changing rooms.

One lad climbed on to the goal at the Stretford End