'I'm a Man United season ticket holder, the way they treat the fans is shocking'
Manchester United have been slammed for the treatment of the fans amid protests during their defeat against Manchester City.
Man United supporters group The Red Army displayed a banner before the game which read: "The way you treat us is a disgrace", after the club announced 685 fan accounts had been banned.
Protests are unfortunately nothing new at Old Trafford, with the owners having been widely criticised for a number of controversial decisions since their takeover.
Former Man United chief scout Mick Brown, who still holds a season ticket, told Football Insider that the club's treatment of the supporters in recent seasons has been "shocking".
While there is recognition that clubs must clamp down on touts and those selling tickets on at extortionate prices, there must be more care for regular fans who get caught up.
This comes amid protests and people speaking out across a number of clubs in the Premier League, with clubs urged to have more respect for those match-going fans.
Why are Man United fans unhappy with the owners?
Brown told Football Insider in February that INEOS have "destroyed" everything Man United stands for, given the continued controversies and concerns surrounding their ownership.
Early decisions to part with hundreds of staff, raise ticket prices and defund charity work, supposedly in the name of a financial crisis which never came to be, have added up.
The latest of those controversies is one that directly impacts the match-going supporters, who are feeling increasingly marginalised, and believe something must change.
"I completely support the fans in their protests against the club," Brown told Football Insider.
"If I buy a season ticket, which I do and have done since I was part of the staff at Man United because it wasn't given to me, I pay for it, so I should be able to do what I please with it.
"Giving a ticket to a family member or a friend should not be a problem, and certainly shouldn't end up with your ticket being taken away.
"Of course, people selling tickets on for extortionate prices is a problem, and it's something the club have got to look into and do something about, that's not the issue.
"The issue is when regular fans are being caught up in it, because the club and the owners have no regard for the regular match-going fans who turn up at Old Trafford every week.
"It's shocking how the supporters are treated, and it's not just at Man United, it's across the Premier League as well.
"Fans should be able to do as they please, they're paying prices which are already ridiculous without having the club breathing down their neck and threatening to ban people.
"So any protest that could make a positive change and help out the fans who make Man United and every other club what they are, it will be worthwhile."
Which other high-profile protests have taken place?
Man United supporters are far from the only ones to have voiced complaints about how fans are treated by clubs in the Premier League in recent seasons.
Meanwhile, Crystal Palace supporters group Holmesdale Fanatics announced before the season begun that they had disbanded, citing the treatment of fans amongst their reasons.
The HF05 had previously been a voice against the league and club's treatment of fans, and successfully participated in campaigns for away tickets to be capped at £30.
Man United fans are now the latest to express their anger towards their club and the treatment of season ticket holders and matchgoing fans, as they called for major changes.