A Manchester United supporters’ group has postponed a demonstration against the club’s ownership planned for the day of their opening game of the Premier League season. The 1958 had organised a protest march to Old Trafford on August 17, ahead of United’s clash with Arsenal, with banners referring to minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe.

A Manchester United supporters' group has postponed a demonstration against the club's ownership planned for the day of their opening game of the Premier League season.

The Manchester United supporters’ group The 1958 has cancelled a high-profile protest march planned for the opening day of the Premier League season, abandoning its intended demonstration against Jim Ratcliffe and the Glazer family ahead of the club’s home fixture against Arsenal.

Manchester United’s Premier League opener against Arsenal was expected to have noise both on and off the pitch. The 1958, a well-known supporters’ group, had been planning a march against the club’s ownership. The focus was set on minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS. But the protest will not go ahead.

A Manchester United fan group had been planning to protest before the Premier League opener against Arsenal but those plans have been shelved - for the time being at least

The protest will be the first against Sir Jim Ratcliffe after his implementation of redundancies and ticket price rises.

A Manchester United supporters' group are planning a protest ahead of the club's first Premier League game of the season and co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has already claimed he will quit if he becomes a

The 1958 had organised a march on August 17, ahead of United’s clash with Arsenal, with banners referring to minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe.