The terrifying atmosphere which was always present at the matches against Liverpool and to which the players of Liverpool were quite sensitive, seemed to have disappeared. The Independent Manchester United Supporters Association, the counterpart of the official fan club, tries, in talks with the club, to come to a settlement . Fans who stand up block the view of those who wish to remain seated. It is against UEFA regulations. Remarkably enough stewards and security don't mind standing up during Champion's League matches.
Nobody knows why, but the atmosphere is great.
Yet the question remains why the club makes such a hard issue out of this. Fans are pointing their accusing fingers towards the marketeers of the club who are hatching a commercial conspiracy . The new wealthy fans who will visit Old Trafford incidentally, then will make a purchas in the Mega-store more often according to expectations, than the fans of the former standing sections. With a waiting list of thousands of fans the club can afford themselves an attitude like that and in that way choose it's own fans. The club simply pays no attention to their desires.