THIS is the terrifying moment Man United fans were “attacked” by Fenerbahce ultras in Istanbul just hours before the Europa League clash.
The Fenerbahce stormed the bar where Manchester United fans were sat having a casual drink before the game.
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Footage shared on social media showed a clan of thugs dressed in all-black swarm into the bar’s outside seating area.
Manchester United fans desperately scrambling from the scene as a violent brawl breaks out.
Within a few seconds chairs appear to fly through the air as thugs hurl the outdoor seating at their opponents.
More ultras then seem to get involved as they swarm the bar and continue to use chairs as weapons.
Several tourists were captured desperately fleeing the dangerous scene.
It’s currently unknown whether anyone was injured.
But this isn’t the first time an alleged attack has taken place.
In a separate incident as many as 50 Fenerbahce fans are said to have “swarmed” a group of United fans who had travelled to Istanbul for the match.
Footage shared on social media showed an attack taking place outside of the Grand Hisar Hotel.
Ultras charged and assaulted fans, leaving several injured.
A self-professed “anarchist” account on X by the name of GFB Bogaz Hooligans then boasted about the footage after posting it online.
The account shared a 26-second video of the attacks with the caption: “This is İSTANBUL!”
An ominous post on their Instagram page showed an apparent group of hooligans on bikes.
It was captioned: “On the first punch of a fight… Manchester is now truly RED :).”
One Red Devils fan who was caught up in the attacks told StrettyNews how five fans were “swarmed” by a violent mob.
They said: “About 50 of them swarmed us.
“One lad followed me down a street and pretended to help before hitting me a shot into the jaw.”
They added that two members of their group were left injured by glasses and a crowbar.
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A separate incident is said to have involved 20 Fenerbahce fans descending upon a smaller group of United fans.
The Fenerbahce ultra account posted a screenshot of an apparent online conversation between them and a so-called United fan.
They said: “A response has been given to the traitors who insulted our religious and national values and gave us a position.”
The pictures detailed how an offensive message was sent to start the exchange before messages of “see you soon”, and “let’s go” were sent.
The location of the Celtic Irish Pub in Istanbul was then sent.
The pub is approximately an 11-minute walk from where one of the attacks took place.
SunSport was unable to track down a social media account with the details shared in the screenshot, meaning the message could have been fabricated or the original account was changed or deleted.
Manchester United and Fenerbahce have been approached for comment.
Violence has unfortunately become commonplace in football in Turkey, with Fenerbahce’s chairman attacked by a pitch invader and pelted with bottles earlier this season.
United’s former boss Jose Mourinho was sent off during the match last night for throwing one of his infamous tantrums.
Manchester United and Fenerbahce ended the game level with a 1-1 tie.
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