Why are Manchester United fans wearing green and gold?

What the report says

Manchester United supporters have recently been turning up at matches in green and gold, including scarves, shirts, hats and balloons, as a visible protest against the club’s ownership. BBC Sport says fan groups organised the display ahead of the home Premier League game against Aston Villa and that a similar show of support for the protest was seen at Old Trafford in the Champions League match against Roma. The aim, according to the article, is to increase pressure on the owners and signal discontent with the club’s direction.

The colours carry historical meaning for United. The club began life as Newton Heath LYR FC in 1878, and BBC Sport notes that an old story links green and gold to the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, whose colours may have influenced early kits. The article adds, however, that Manchester United says there is no definitive proof that this was the reason.

Manchester United later switched to its famous red shirts after becoming the modern club in 1902. The BBC piece also points to the 1992-94 away kit, which referenced the old colours and remains a popular retro design among fans. In the current protests, supporters are using that heritage to express frustration with ownership, including the Glazer family and, more recently, Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s minority stake purchase.