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Manchester United SUSPENDED accreditation for news photographers 'in move that infuriated their colleagues' after they followed anti-Glazer protestors into Old Trafford without being granted access

Manchester United blocked photographers from two prominent agencies due to pictures of the anti-Glazer demonstrations on the pitch at Old Trafford.

Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Action Images are understood had passes withheld for one home game while the club reviewed their own footage.

According to the Telegraph, United were said to be unhappy because the photographers in question did not have the correct accreditation when they followed angry fans inside the stadium, and worked for news rather than sport.

Manchester United have banned certain photographers who covered the Old Trafford protests
Angry fans demonstrated on the pitch against unpopular owners, the Glazer family, on May 2
The club blocked photographers from two agencies after they entered the stadium with fans

United's decision reportedly sparked fury among the photographers' colleagues, who insist there was a public interest in documenting the striking scenes, when fans broke in and protested on the field against the Glazers, the unpopular American owners.