Manchester United slash ticket prices for Manchester Derby

Manchester United minority shareholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe. Photo. Imago

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Manchester United minority shareholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe. Photo. Imago

Manchester United slash ticket prices for Manchester Derby

Evans Ousuru 07:30 - 31.03.2025

Tickets for the Manchester Derby on Sunday are going to be sold at fairly low prices as fans cry foul of exhorbitant prices.

Manchester United have reportedly almost halved their ticket prices for Sunday's derby after a lack of uptake.

United minority shareholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe made a deeply unpopular decision earlier this season when he elevated ticket prices for members to £66. This was even made worse when he removed concessions for OAPs and kids.

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Fans have hit back with a series of protests against the ownership, with thousands turning out before the draw with Arsenal earlier in March, and are planning a sit-in for the clash with Manchester City according to the Daily Mail.

This has led to Manchester United to cut ticket prices for the derby to £40, and re-introduced concessions at £25.

Another measure put in place is that they have also reduced prices for members for the rest of the season. It comes after they failed to sell out the derby at the raised price point, although they are now expected to gather a full house.

 Fan group The 1958 are planning a sit-in protest at Manchester derby  set for April 6 at Old Trafford after they and breakaway club FC United held a joint protest against the Glazers on Saturday.

On Sunday they will hold a sit-in protest after the derby, having last done so in August 2023, when thousands of fans stayed behind after a match against Nottingham Forest.

Chris Haymes of The 1958 group said: "We're going to get people to sit in their seats. MUST (Manchester United Supporters Trust) did a flash survey and they reckon there's going to be about 7,000 concessions, OAP people, who are not going to renew their season tickets. 

"So, they're trying to price them out of their seats, so we're going to tell you to sit in your seat, stay in your seat. That's your seat that you paid for. You probably have done for last 50 or 60 years. After that game, we're going to stay in that seat."

Earlier this month, a spokesperson from The 1958 said: "The club is slowly dying before our eyes, on and off the pitch, and the blame lies squarely at the current ownership model. In many ways, this is the biggest crisis the club faced since the Munich air disaster [which killed 23 in 1958] which inspires our name."

Manchester United will first have to contend with a Tuesday night trip to Nottingham Forest and sit 13th in the Premier League.

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