Manchester United fans made to pay for telly deal

MANCHESTER UNITED have been accused of fleecing their fans by becoming the first British club to make it pay-per-view to watch a game.

Manchester United have bigged up the friendly as the return of Wayne Rooney

United will break new ground by making their friendly against AIK in Stockholm available only to those who dig deeper into their pockets.

The champions have already hyped up the August 6 clash as the return of Wayne Rooney from the hamstring injury that forced him out of their pre-season tour of Australia and the Far East.

And now they are trying to cash in on their unsettled striker's comeback by charging £5.95 to watch the game online, which will also be aired on their own TV station.

One Twitter user speculated Malcolm Glazer would use the money to buy out Cristiano Ronaldo's Real Madrid contract

“Pay-per-view for a friendly? Hahahahaha”

One Twitter user

The money-chasing venture ironically came on the day PFA chief Gordon Taylor The money-chasing venture ironically came on the day PFA chief Gordon Taylor claimed football was in danger of losing its soul. The Old Trafford outfit came under fire for the idea on Twitter.

Craig Cooper said: "Pay-per-view for a friendly? Hahahahaha."

Another fan said: "Pay-per-view? Don't you think you take enough out of our pockets?"

A third said: "Wohoo! Do we get a jumbotron at OT next?

"One suspects that Uncle Malcolm (Glazer) needs the money to buy out our Cristiano's contract at Real Madrid."

United claimed they were offering their 659 million global followers "one-off online access to live preseason match on any device".