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Man United Tops List of Racism-Related Arrests

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Source: Statista

The Press Association has released data under a Freedom of Information Request which shows the number of football fans arrested by police where racism was a factor. In the four seasons from 2014-2015 to 2017-2018, Manchester United supporters were involved in the most arrests where racism was an aggravating factor – 27. Championship clubs Leeds United and Millwall came joint-second with 15 arrests each while Leicester had 14 and Chelsea had 13.

The figures show that there were 75 arrests at football matches in the 2017-18 season where racism was a factor. Manchester United cited the club’s large attendance figures for the arrests, stating that the percentage of supporters who were involved was miniscule. England and Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling has been one of the loudest voices against racism in the game and was allegedly targeted during a match against Chelsea last season. In April, the Crown Prosecution Service announced that there was insufficient evidence that the words were racially aggravated.

A Game of Two Halves for Solskjær at United

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Manchester United have endured the worst start to a Premier League campaign in 30 years (at the seven game mark). With just 2 wins so far, Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s team is sitting in 12th – closer to the relegation zone than the top 6, and a long way from where they thought the new manager could take them after his impressive stint as interim manager got rewarded with the permanent position back in March.

As this infographic shows, there was legitimate cause for optimism back then. From his 19 games in all competitions, Ole brought in an impressive 14 wins – a drastic change from the miserable performances fans saw during the final days of Mourinho. While he started his reign as permanent manager with a 2-1 win over Watford in the league, the victories have been few and far between since then. In total, the Norwegian and his team have only won six games from the 21 played, drawing six, and losing nine. No wonder then, that in the fickle and impatient world of football management, Solskjær is one of the bookies’ favourites to be sacked next in the Premier League.