A couple of Manchester United fans were arrested on Thursday after a train passenger was racially by the two supporters according to reports from BBC.
The men, who had gone to Belgium for United’s Champions League match on Wednesday, were on Thursday’s 20:40 BST service from London to Manchester.
The alleged incident took place inside a virgin train that was bound towards Manchester from London and the two men in custody were said to be returning from Belgium where United played Brugge in the Champions League playoffs on Wednesday.
British Transport Police (BTP) said a 51-year-old man was arrested after he was reported by a witness as making racist comments to a fellow passenger. Another 51-year-old man was later detained for kicking the witness. He was arrested at Manchester Piccadilly station on suspicion of common assault.
The first man was held at Crewe station on suspicion of committing a racially aggravated public offence. He has been bailed until 17 September.
Previously, Chelsea fans were also involved in a similar incident only this time there was a clear footage of the Blues supporters making racial remarks at a black man in the Paris Metro. The footage showed the group repeatedly preventing the victim from entering a train and singing, “We’re racist, we’re racist and that’s the way we like it.”
The incident took place at the Richelieu-Drouot station in the centre of Paris after a Champions League match between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain last season.
With constant efforts of UEFA and the FA to building a community that is intolerable towards racism, the problem continues to persist in the sport.
Manchester United, meanwhile, defeated Club Brugge 7-1 on aggregate in the Champions League playoffs to return to the competition in style after a one-year gap. Wayne Rooney buried his poor form in the Premier League as he bagged a hat-trick to inspire van Gaal’s side to an emphatic win in Belgium.