{"id":294682,"date":"2023-10-01T14:40:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T14:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=294682"},"modified":"2023-10-01T14:40:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T14:40:04","slug":"man-united-supporters-left-soaked-as-old-traffords-roof-leaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/man-united-supporters-left-soaked-as-old-traffords-roof-leaks\/","title":{"rendered":"Man United supporters left soaked as Old Trafford&apos;s roof leaks"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>When it rains, it pours! Manchester United fans get soaked during defeat against Crystal Palace as Old Trafford&#8217;s roof leaks&#8230; with supporters taking aim at the Glazers for allowing the famous ground to fall into disrepair<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Manchester United fans were left soaked due to Old Trafford&#8217;s leaky roof<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Supporters took to social media to vent their frustrations at the club&#8217;s owners<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Manchester United fans were left soaked as rain poured down through their leaky roof during Saturday&#8217;s clash with Crystal Palace at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>As Erik ten Hag&#8217;s side suffered a second consecutive home defeat courtesy of a first-half goal from Joachim Andersen, supporters watching on in the stands were left quite literally under the weather.<\/p>\n<p>Sharing their experience from the Stretford end n social media, a supporter shared a video on social media of fans being pelted by rain coming down through the ground&#8217;s leaky roof.<\/p>\n<p>The post, which was liked by Gary Neville, questioned why the roof of the stadium has not already been fixed by the clubs owners: &#8216;It was a wet one at Old Trafford today. The Glazers need to invest in fixing the roof of the stadium.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Another fan agreed: &#8216;The Glazers will never ever invest in Manchester United. Can\u2019t bloody wait until Manchester United is invested.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/10\/76033663-12580903-image-m-20_1696153880426.jpg\" height=\"548\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/10\/76033665-12580903-image-a-21_1696153889345.jpg\" height=\"548\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>A fan took to social media to complain after Old Trafford&#8217;s leaky roof left them soaked during Manchester United&#8217;s defeat by Crystal Palace<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/12\/76035401-12580903-image-a-27_1696160487351.jpg\" height=\"177\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Other supporters agreed that the famous ground is in a state of disrepair and called on the club&#8217;s ownership to complete the necessary redevelopments<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/12\/76035751-12580903-image-a-60_1696161361220.jpg\" height=\"167\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/12\/76035405-12580903-image-m-30_1696160496813.jpg\" height=\"173\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>A further United supporter wrote: &#8216;I was getting dripped on too. s*** stadium, s*** football, 50 plus quid a ticket! Think i&#8217;ll give it a miss from now on.<\/p>\n<p>Another added: &#8216;We need get them out, knock it down and start again from top to bottom&#8230;. A lick of paint isn&#8217;t the answer.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t the first time the Premier League&#8217;s largest capacity stadium has been criticised for being left in a state of disrepair.<\/p>\n<p>The leaky roof has previously become overwhelmed due to rain causing let torrents of water to rushing down, with a clip prior to the Manchester derby in 2019 going viral on social media as a concentrated stream of water rained down on a section of the stand.<\/p>\n<p>Last year the club tasked a member of the ground staff to serve as a leaks inspector, with the aim of identifying and repairing leaks around the historic ground as they occurred.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/10\/42552768-12580903-The_roof_leaked_amid_a_heavy_downpour_of_rain_before_United_play-a-22_1696154091039.jpg\" height=\"437\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/10\/42552706-12580903-It_is_a_problem_that_has_occurred_before_notably_when_Old_Traffo-a-23_1696154091106.jpg\" height=\"437\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>United fans often complain about the leaky roof at Old Trafford &#8211; it was particularly bad when there was heavy downpour ahead of the Manchester derby (left) in 2019, while fans watching Olympic football in 2012 (right) were also caught out by it<\/p>\n<p>A full redevelopment on the stadium has been on the cards for several years, although it remains to be seen when work begin, with the complexities involved compounded by the club&#8217;s potential sale.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s a very complex engineering challenge to deliver,&#8217; United executive Richard Arnold told the BBC\u00a0in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It would be a multi-season challenge and it isn&#8217;t certain that there&#8217;s a way of doing it which doesn&#8217;t render us homeless.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12580903\/When-rains-pours-Manchester-United-fans-soaked-defeat-against-Crystal-Palace-Old-Traffords-roof-leaks-supporters-taking-aim-Glazers-allowing-famous-ground-fall-disrepair.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it rains, it pours! 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