It is Manchester United, not Man U

Manchester United have close to 350 million supporters over 200 countries. Manchester United fans belong to one big family called MUFC Family. There is a line drawn between a true United Fan and a United Fan. It is the way you chant the name of your favourite club. It is disappointing when a bunch of wannabe Manchester United supporters say, “ I Support Man U. Which club do u support?”

So why is it bad to call Manchester United as Man U? Here’s why it’s bad. The history of Manchester United being called “Man U” goes all way the back to the time of the Busby Babes. After the Munich disaster, the name ‘Man U’ was disgustingly used by Leeds and Liverpool fans to insult Manchester United FC.

Examples of such chants included “Duncan Edward is ManUre, rotting in his grave, man you are ManUre, rotting in your grave.” and “Man U, Man U, went on a plane. Man U Man U never came home again.”

Since then the term has become derogatory to our club and synonymous with insults aimed at us after the tragedy. While rival fans will always be rivals, neutrals, including media companies, should recognize the history associated with the term.

The Munich disaster is not all about Manchester United as it affected several people in the footballing community, families and members of the general public. A term that serves to insult all those people is just not right, and it is up to you to help let everyone know exactly what it means.

None of the TV presenters or football pundits ever use the term Man U. In case you were ignorant of this fact, you still have a chance to stop using the term Man U.

If you are a Manchester United supporter and you chant your favourite team as Man U, then please stop it. Let’s all get together and be a part of one big MUFC family and not chant the name of our club as Man U.

So, if you are a true United fan, respect the history, respect the tradition, respect the club, respect us, respect United. Be a part of one big family. The MUFC family.