Man left 'unconscious' on street as Man Utd and Man City fans clash in violent brawl before FA Cup final

Images appear to show Manchester United and Manchester City fans in a violent street brawl in London before today's FA Cup final.

The Mirror reports that a fracas broke out in north west London, close to Wembley Stadium, near a bus stop, between fans from both clubs. Two men reportedly started arguing before more men began to pile into the fray.

A shirtless man appeared unconscious in images posted onto X after being knocked to the ground. The chaos brought traffic to a standstill with around a dozen fans from both sides getting involved in the melee.

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As the violence spread across the street, a woman bravely intervened to assist a man on the ground. After being lifted up, he re-joined the battle. Supporters then came together in the further clashes before the violence was abruptly brought to a halt.

On the pitch, United sprang a surprise by beating their neighbours 2-1 thanks to first half goals from teenagers Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo, before City substitute Jeremy Doku pulled one back late on.

United boss Erik ten Hag had come into the match facing several questions over his future, but he cut a defiant figure after masterminding the success.

When asked by the BBC whether this would be his final game with the club, he said: "I don't know. The only thing I'm doing is preparing my team, developing my team. This is a project for me. When I came in I can say it was a mess. Now we are better. We are not where we want to be."

"Football is about winning trophies. I want to play the best football, dynamic, attacking football but in the end you have to win games and trophies. That's the menaltaty we brought in. This was our one