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'Proudly colonised by immigrants': Man Utd fans hit back at minority owner Ratcliffe

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Published 3 months ago

Manchester United supporters delivered ⁠a pointed response to minority owner Jim Ratcliffe's immigration comments, unfurling ‌a banner celebrating the club's foreign players ‌during Sunday's 2-1 Premier League ‌victory over Crystal Palace.

[p]The Stretford End ‌displayed a banner reading "MUFC proudly colonised ‌by immigrants" - a clever riposte to Ratcliffe's remark last month that Britain ‌had been "colonised by immigrants".[/p][p]The billionaire ⁠has since ‌apologised, saying he was sorry he had ​caused offence with his comments that even drew a rebuke ​from British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/ppjDR086/"]United[/a] fans showcased images of beloved foreign ⁠players past ​and present, including France's Eric Cantona and Patrice Evra, South Korean midfielder Park Ji-sung, Norway's Ole Gunnar ‌Solskjaer, current captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fernandes-bruno/GYvAMDm2/"]Bruno Fernandes[/a], Brazil's Casemiro and Ivorian Amad Diallo.[/b][/p][embed guid="77965ef3-388e-405c-8df8-969427cb2230" url="https://x.com/BBCSport/status/2028138557638852951" social-type="twitter" /][p]The banner proved apt as Fernandes helped inspire United's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/crystal-palace-AovF1Mia/manchester-utd-ppjDR086/?mid=vqBFW9Pj"]comeback win at Old Trafford[/a], converting a penalty before the Portuguese midfielder provided an assist for Slovenian striker Benjamin Sesko's winning ‌header.[/p][p]The victory lifted United to third ​in the Premier League table, ‌with their foreign players once again proving their worth on the pitch while fans made their feelings crystal clear in the stands.[/p]

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