A Manchester United steward has been sacked by the club’s security firm after returning an anti-Glazers banner during the recent game against Burnley Fc at Old Trafford.
Following his sacking, Granville Boden claimed there are huge divisions among the club's staff over the Glazer ownership.
The Times claims the 53-year-old – with 19 years of service at Old Trafford – has been sacked for attempting to return to supporters an anti-Glazer banner which was confiscated by during the league game against Burnley at Old Trafford last month.
Boden claims that growing numbers of people employed by United are becoming increasingly opposed to a regime that has left the Barclays Premier League champions £716.5 million in debt.
He said: “There is a lot of internal conflict between the staff and I think that conflict is only going to grow as the protests against the Glazers gather more momentum.
“There are a lot of staff at the club who are sympathetic to what the Manchester United Supporters’ Trust [MUST] are trying to achieve. I don’t regret anything I did.”
United said that the banner had to be removed against Burnley because it was concealing the scoreboard, which is also used to display messages in an emergency. They said that they did not prohibit peaceful demonstrations.
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