Manchester United fans without tickets have
been warned not to travel to Thursday's Europa
League quarter-final against Anderlecht amid
high security around the game in Belgium.
Around 1,300 English supporters are gathering in
the Belgium capital Brussels for the game with
the city on high alert following Tuesday night's
bomb attack on the Borussia Dortmund team bus
ahead of their Champions League quarter-final
against Monaco.
There are also fears about the chances of
clashes between supporters following several
incidents involving fans of another English team,
Leicester City, in Madrid before Wednesday's
game against Atletico.
Spanish police used baton charges to clear part
of Madrid's Plaza Mayor of Leicester fans, some
chanting "Gibraltar is ours", a reference to the
recent diplomatic spat between Britain and Spain
over the British Overseas Territory.
BBC presenter Gary Lineker, a Leicester City fan
and former player, tweeted: "Just saw the
footage of some Leicester fans behaving
despicably in Madrid. The few idiots ruin it for
the decent majority. Sickening."
There has been a history of trouble between
English sides and Anderlecht stretching back to
1984 when a Tottenham Hotspur fan was shot
before the Uefa Cup final between the clubs in
Brussels.
In 2015, Tottenham fans were attacked by
Anderlecht supporters while drinking in a bar
ahead of the Europa League tie.
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