'Ed still failing - Woodward Out!': Manchester United fans fly plane over Old Trafford ahead of Liverpool clash calling for Glazers to sack CEO while others protest outside the ground
* Plane was flown over Old Trafford bearing the damning message for Woodward
* Fans also carried banners with messages calling for Ed Woodward's sacking
* The news comes as Woodward himself opened up on the structure of the club
As Old Trafford geared up for the biggest game in English football, Manchester United fans protested against the club CEO Ed Woodward - calling for him to be sacked.
A plane was even flown over the stadium with a banner reading 'Ed still failing - Woodward Out!'
Fans also carried damning banners with messages calling for Woodward's sacking in the build-up to the Liverpool game.
A banner is flown over the stadium prior to kick off, calling for Ed Woodward to be sacked
United's owners, the Glazer family, are also the subject of constant enmity from large portions of the club's fans - and have been since taking over in 2005.
Some banners from outside the stadium bore a message demanding that they sell the club, as well as calling for Woodward's head.
One of the banners claimed that the Glazers have 'stolen over £1billion from United' - a claim often mooted by anti-Glazer fans in relation to the running of the club as a business with the American family profiting.
The news comes as Woodward himself opened up on the structure of the club, also claiming that the Glazers are going nowhere anytime soon.
A plane was flown over the stadium with a banner reading 'Ed still failing - Woodward Out!'
'Based on what I see, they're in it for the long-term,' said United's executive vice-chairman
'With regards to offers or asking prices, my understanding is that there have been no discussions for a price for the club or anything like that. Every conversation we have is based on the long-term.'
One of the main criticisms of the Glazers is the debt saddled on United by their leveraged £780m buyout which currently stands at £511m.
But in an interview with fanzine United We Stand, Woodward played down that figure, saying: 'The debt is a long-term, structured and similar to some other football clubs.
'It's a fixed amount for a fixed period of time which results in it being fairly cheap to service.
'It's just under two per cent our annual revenue each year, so it doesn't really have any impact on us.'
One of the banners at Old Trafford claimed the Glazers have 'stolen over £1 bn from United'
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