Crawley fan arrested and banned for sick Munich air crash jibe at Manchester United

A Crawley fan has been arrested by police and banned for life by the club after taunting Manchester United over the Munich air disaster in the video for their official FA Cup song.

Crawley officials reported him to police after a United fan noticed the 19-year-old making aircraft gestures in the video, which had been posted on YouTube ahead of the fifth-round clash between the sides.

A statement from Sussex Police issued this morning read: 'The man from Crawley was arrested under the Public Order Act on suspicion of causing harassment, alarm or distress and has been bailed until 25 February pending further enquiries.

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The non-league side had recorded a version of The Specials' song A Message to You Rudy called A Message to You Rooney and were unaware of the gestures made by the fan during the recording.

Chief executive Alan Williams told The Guardian: 'We immediately pulled it off the (club) website and removed it from YouTube.




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