{"id":97336,"date":"2023-12-12T21:24:08","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T21:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=97336"},"modified":"2023-12-12T21:24:08","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T21:24:08","slug":"manchester-united-players-are-mocked-by-bayern-munich-supporters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/soccer\/manchester-united-players-are-mocked-by-bayern-munich-supporters\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United players are mocked by Bayern Munich supporters"},"content":{"rendered":"
Manchester United players were taunted by Bayern Munich fans as they warmed up before the sides’ crunch Champions League tie.<\/p>\n
United went into the game with an almost impossible task on their hands, needing the beat the German champions and hope that Copenhagen versus Galatasaray ended in a draw.<\/p>\n
The Red Devils would have found themselves out of Europe completely if results had not gone their way after winning just one of their five five group matches, losing three.<\/p>\n
They have endured a difficult season and lost 3-0 at home to Bournemouth in the Premier League at the weekend, their fifth defeat in 10 matches despite a reasonably solid short-term run prior to the match.<\/p>\n
And Bayern fans took it upon themselves to mock the players for their form in a packed away end at the ground, chanting: ‘You’re s*** and you know you are’ as the home players warmed up.<\/p>\n
WARNING: Strong language<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Manchester United players were mocked by Bayern Munich supporters as they warmed up before the match with Bayern Munich<\/p>\n <\/p>\n United went into the crunch game on the back of a 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth at the weekend<\/p>\n Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n After losing 3-0 to rivals City in the Manchester derby at the end of October and by the same score to Newcastle in the EFL Cup, United went on a good run domestically, starting with beating Fulham 1-0 on November 4.<\/p>\n Their poor European form continued, however, as they lost 4-3 in Copenhagen with Marcus Rashford sent off.<\/p>\n They then enjoyed back-to-back clean sheets against Luton and Everton, but a 3-3 draw in Turkey against Galatasaray left their qualification hopes hanging by a thread.<\/p>\n A dire performance away to Newcastle in the Premier League followed, where a few of Erik ten Hag’s players were questioned regarding their attitude, but the Dutchman won the Premier League Manager of the Month award with Harry Maguire winning the players’ version.<\/p>\n They looked to have turned a corner by beating Chelsea 2-1 last week with a fresh team, but the heavy defeat to Bournemouth looked to have put them back to square one.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bayern fans mocked the United players for their poor form as they protested the ticket prices<\/p>\n <\/p>\n United needed results in two games to go their way for them to qualify from their Champions League group<\/p>\n It’s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n Bayern fans mocked their opponents but they didn’t go into the game in the best of form, sitting second in the Bundesliga behind Leverkusen, four points away with a game in hand.<\/p>\n Despite beating Cologne 1-0 in the Bundesliga at the end of November, they stuttered to claiming victory in the Champions League group with a 0-0 draw with Copenhagen on November 29.<\/p>\n They then returned to domestic action with a shock 5-1 defeat to Frankfurt on Saturday, with all five home goals coming before the hour mark.<\/p>\n United started the game well at Old Trafford in their bid to stay in Europe.\u00a0<\/p>\nIT’S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n