This strategy led to a Theo Walcott goal in the third minute that should have been called offside, and in general it frustrated United and generated four RedDevil yellow cards in 30 minutes including one for the erstwhile Gunner striker van Persie.
Despite winning the English Premiership for a record 19th time last week and playing Barcelona May 28 in the Champions League final, the Glazer family is still under attack from tens of thousands of RedDevil fans for the way they have run the club.