Overview

• Video from the Old Trafford concourse shows a supporter grabbing Frank Ilett by the hair and trying to shove him before onlookers intervened.
• The incident occurred after Manchester United’s 2-1 victory over Chelsea on September 20, with the aggressor heard claiming Ilett was “not a United fan.”
• Ilett later posted that the result was “one down, four to go” and indicated he will continue his year-long challenge.
• He told reporters that 99% of his interactions were positive, that he initially thought it was a joke, and that the man called him an “attention-seeking c***.”
• Ilett’s The United Strand has drawn hundreds of thousands of followers and fundraises for MindUK with plans to donate his hair to the Little Princess Trust, and no official club or police action has been reported.