Police reveal footage of United fans seeing red

ITALIAN authorities revealed video clips and photographs which they said proved that Manchester United fans were to blame for the violence in the Champions League game against Roma.

At least 18 fans were injured in clashes between police and rival fans at Wednesday’s quarter-final first leg, sparking accusations by United and their supporters of heavy-handedness by Italian police. But security officials and police responded as they released video and photographs of trouble at the game, which Roma won 2-1. The clips showed United fans pushing past stewards towards Roma fans, prompting police to move in. United fans could be seen hurling objects at the police, leading them to charge at fans with batons.

Achille Serra, responsible for public security in Rome, told reporters the pictures proved United supporters were the cause of the trouble.