PROTESTS WILL GO ON BECAUSE FANS HAVE HAD ENOUGH WHAT THEY SAID

GARY NEVILLE has warned there could be further protests like yesterday’s Old Trafford rebellion because fans of the so-called Big Six are fed up with club owners.

Former Manchester United and England full-back Neville summed up the mood of the supporters in 15 damning words: “They don’t trust the owners, they don’t like them, and they think they should leave,” he said.

United’s Premier League showdown with old rivals Liverpool was called off last night after fans broke into Old Trafford and invaded the pitch before kick-off to protest against the Glazer family, the club owners.

United were among 12 clubs – along with Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal and Tottenham – that last month signed up for the breakaway European Super League, which collapsed within 48 hours amid fierce criticism.

Neville and former Liverpool star Jamie Carragher (both top) were live on Sky Sports when the announcement was made that the game would be pulled – and neither minced words when asked for a reaction.

“It’s a warning to the owners of the football club that they’re not going to accept what they’ve done in the past couple of weeks,” said Neville.

“That’s the first thing, the second thing is we don’t quite know the extent of what’s happened outside the ground. We know some fans came in and they were reasonably peaceful, but if there has been a disturbance, then that’s not acceptable.

“But the reality is that the game has been called off today and the fans have spoken.

“The fans spoke a couple of weeks ago about this European Super League proposal and there was a U-turn by the six owners in this country. It’s not going to go away because they don’t trust the owners of these clubs, they don’t like them, they think they should leave.

“Beyond today, it should be about reform and regulation and making sure they can’t do it again. Protesting is the right of every person in this country. Fans in this country should unite to make sure there is reform in English football. That is the most important thing. It will be a waste of time if there isn’t reform in English football.”

Carragher criticised the fans who entered the stadium (left) but said that they were in the minority and argued that supporters protesting peacefully should have their voices heard.

“We can only speak about what we’ve seen in here,” he said.

“Do we want to see supporters storming stadiums left, right and centre and getting games called off? No, we don’t.

“I’m not someone who will sit here and criticise United fans.

“Two weeks ago, supporters came together for the first time because of the Super League proposal. I actually think it’s a good thing in terms of protesting and not being happy about what’s going on at the club.

“There will always be a couple who take it too far but that’s not a protest, that’s a night out with mates – there’s always someone who does something stupid.”