Man Utd and Southampton fans left FUMING with huge crowds outside stadium at kick-off over ‘shambolic’ turnstile issue https://ift.tt/2Q2AIll

MANCHESTER UNITED and Southampton fans have been left RAGING after being stuck outside St Mary’s and being forced to miss the start of the match.

Saints have confirmed that the issue surrounds a problem with their turnstiles which they are attempting to resolve.

The queues outside St Mary’s today are insane. #SaintsFC pic.twitter.com/zfI7YVwnnP

— Dan Kerins (@dankerins) August 22, 2021

Queue for away end at St Nary’s hasn’t moved in 10 minutes pic.twitter.com/LpGe4yaWkg

— Michael Crick (@MichaelLCrick) August 22, 2021

An official statement from Saints read: “We would like to apologise to fans attempting to gain entry to the stadium, and thank them for their patience.

“The club is dealing with a technical issue with its turnstiles and is aiming to resolve this as soon as possible.”

They later added: “We will be offering a full refund for this game to every general admissions ticket holder.

“Details of this process will be shared early next week.

“Once again the club is extremely sorry for any inconvenience.”

One fan described the queues outside as ‘insane’ while another revealed that the away end – where the United fans are situated – had not moved in ten minutes.

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