'Darren Fletcher asked me who the f**k I was' - Manchester United fan breaks silence on row with technical director
The security strap in front of Jamie Caplan read, 'you are entering a red zone'. The supporter insists he saw red but did not cross a line when he started venting at the Manchester United dugout.
Mancunian Jamie, 25, was in attendance for his 12th United home game of the season and snapped when Kelechi Iheanacho headed in for Leicester on Saturday. He stood up and unloaded at those sat on the United bench.
The United technical director Darren Fletcher took exception and the pair exchanged verbals. Ralf Rangnick, stood in the technical area, was oblivious to the commotion.
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Security approached Jamie before he vacated his seat to applause from a handful sitting around him. He left of his own accord but was initially prevented from leaving the stadium and was stood on the concourse when Fred equalised three minutes later.
A self-employed architectural glazier, Jamie is currently out of work as he crashed his motorbike and suffered a broken wrist. He admits emotions were already high and they manifested at a stadium he first visited aged six.
"I'm not even bothered about the result," Jamie tells the MEN . "At the end of the day, I care about the effort being put in and that was what my argument was about. It was like they didn't care. The reaction from the bench was they didn't care. The reaction from the players was that they didn't care and that's what I said.
"I said, 'you don't f-----g care'. It wasn't directed at Fletcher personally or anything towards him. He's the one who took offence and turned around and asked me who the f--k I was and to sit down. That's when I went back at Fletcher because I took that very personally.
"I then went into a bit of a