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| Man United fans stabbed in Rome | Man United fans stabbed in Rome |
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| Five Manchester United fans have been stabbed ahead of the club's European Champions tie against Roma. | |
| Violence erupted between a group of 50 rival fans on a bridge near the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. | Violence erupted between a group of 50 rival fans on a bridge near the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. |
| Police used two baton charges to disperse the fans and arrested two British nationals. | Police used two baton charges to disperse the fans and arrested two British nationals. |
| The last time the two teams met in April, 11 fans were taken to hospital after violence in the stadium. The stab injuries are not said to be serious. | The last time the two teams met in April, 11 fans were taken to hospital after violence in the stadium. The stab injuries are not said to be serious. |
| Consular officials are at the hospital where the fans have been taken. It is reported that two others, one of them a 16-year-old boy, needed treatment for the effects of drink. | |
| A Foreign Office spokesman said the situation outside and inside the stadium was "calm." | A Foreign Office spokesman said the situation outside and inside the stadium was "calm." |
| Hooligan warning | |
| He said: "It appears there was trouble outside the stadium. | He said: "It appears there was trouble outside the stadium. |
| "A number of British fans were injured and two British nationals have been arrested. | "A number of British fans were injured and two British nationals have been arrested. |
| "Our consular officials are on the way to the hospital to check on conditions, the numbers involved and whether anyone needs assistance. | "Our consular officials are on the way to the hospital to check on conditions, the numbers involved and whether anyone needs assistance. |
| "The situation is now said to be calm both outside and inside the stadium." | "The situation is now said to be calm both outside and inside the stadium." |
| Trouble flared during the two clubs' Champions League game in Rome last season when fans were charged and beaten by riot police trying to control violence in the stadium. | |
| Scuffles also broke out outside Old Trafford during the second leg of the tie, with 21 people arrested. | |
| Greater Manchester Police officers travelled to Rome before Tuesday's game and issued a warning to hooligans not to attend. |