AIB forks out €32k for executive seats at Man U

ALLIED Irish Banks have been outed as one of more than 400 companies who still own executive seats at the home of Manchester United, Old Trafford.

The bank has survived because of a taxpayer-backed guarantee and it needs to find €7.4 billion this year to avoid being predominantly nationalised.

The bank’s relationship with the Red Devils was revealed in a document leaked by a senior club employee as part of an increasingly bitter dispute between the Manchester United’s fans’ organisations and the Glazer family, who own the club. Afterwards the bank confirmed it was among seven named Irish-based companies with executive facilities at Old Trafford.