‘While Vidic tried out his pidgin English, cleaners could be found scrubbing off the anti-Malcolm Glazer slogans that had been daubed in red paint shortly after United's FA Cup embarrassment at the Pirelli Stadium. Vandals had targeted the winter-only ice rink on Sir Matt Busby Way, evoking memories of a similar incident outside the house of Maurice Watkins, a United director who had put up for sale a million shares which ended in Glazer's hands
‘The ice rink was due to be dismantled yesterday but the attack has served as a reminder that these are turbulent times at Old Trafford, with Ferguson being openly condemned in chat-rooms and radio phone-ins and no sign of the hatred towards Glazer being eased by his £13m outlay since the turn of the year.’