Pro-Alex group plans protest

Manchester United fans are planning a major protest against the club’s biggest shareholders at the Cheltenham racing festival in March.

The United 4 Action Group are hoping up to 250 fans will take part in the demonstration against Irish racing tycoons John Magnier and J P McManus who are trying to oust Alex Ferguson as manager. The protest is planned for Gold Cup Day on March 18.

United 4 Action founder Sean Murphy said he was waiting for a response from the course. “We want to get the message across to John Magnier and JP McManus that we want them to sell their shares in Manchester United and give the club back to the fans, because we don’t want them,” he said.