When it rains, it pours! Manchester United fans get soaked during defeat against Crystal Palace as Old Trafford’s roof leaks… with supporters taking aim at the Glazers for allowing the famous ground to fall into disrepair

Manchester United fans were left soaked as rain poured down through their leaky roof during Saturday’s match against Crystal Palace at Old Trafford.

When Erik ten Hag’s team suffered a home defeat for the second time in a row thanks to a goal from Joachim Andersen in the first half, the supporters watching in the stands were literally confused.

Sharing his experiences of Stretford on social media, a supporter shared a video on social media of fans being pelted by rain coming down from the ground through the leaking roof.

The post, which was liked by Gary Neville, questioned why the stadium’s roof has not yet been repaired by the club’s owners: ‘It was wet at Old Trafford today. The Glazers need to invest in repairing the roof of the stadium.”

Another fan agreed: ‘The Glazers will never invest in Manchester United. I can’t wait for Manchester United to be invested.’

A fan took to social media to complain after Old Trafford’s leaky roof left them soaked during Manchester United’s defeat to Crystal Palace

Other supporters agreed that the famous ground is in a state of disrepair and called on the club’s owners to complete the necessary redevelopments.

Another United supporter wrote: ‘I got dripped too. damn stadium, damn football, 50 plus quid a ticket! I think I’ll miss it from now on.

Another added: ‘We need to take them out, take them down and start again from top to bottom… A lick of paint is not the solution.’

This is not the first time the Premier League’s largest capacity stadium has been criticized for being in a state of disrepair.

The leaking roof has previously been overwhelmed by rain, causing torrents of water to pour down, with a clip going viral on social media ahead of the 2019 Manchester derby as a concentrated stream of water rained down on part of the stand.

Last year, the club assigned a member of the ground crew to serve as a leak inspector, with the aim of identifying and repairing leaks around the historic grounds as they occurred.

United fans often complain about the leaky roof at Old Trafford – it was especially bad when heavy rain fell ahead of the Manchester derby in 2019 (left), while fans watching Olympic football in 2012 (right) were also affected raids

A complete redevelopment of the stadium has been planned for a number of years, but it remains to be seen when work will begin, with the complexities further compounded by the potential sale of the club.

“It is a very complex technical challenge to achieve,” said United managing director Richard Arnold BBC in 2018.

“It would be a multi-season challenge and it’s not certain that there is a way to do that that wouldn’t leave us homeless.”