It has been two decades since the episode which sparked rage amongst the Old Trafford fanbase long before the current regime had come on the scene
September 2, 2018. As Manchester United prepare to kick off their Premier League fixture at Burnley there is an unmistakable background noise to proceedings beyond the raucous away following. The sound is that of an aeroplane hovering above complete with its message from a section of United support. ‘Ed Woodward: A Specialist in Failure!’ it proclaims.
The executive vice-chair, seen by some as a money-making puppet for the disliked Glazer family who own the club, has been called into question before but never quite so publicly, unanimously nor demonstrably as this.