Premier League giants Manchester United are finally back on top of the league - the league for bad behaviour!

The club’s old Trafford ground saw more arrests for crowd trouble than any other club. United accounts for 12 per cent of all arrests at the 20 Premier League grounds for alcohol-related offences, Class A drug offences, violent disorder offences and arrests for possessing flares or throwing them and for throwing missiles.

There were 75 arrests at ’s Old Trafford ground for all offences during the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons compared to just seven at Brentford - the lowest in the league.

The arrest rate at United - who have the highest average crowd in the league - is more than double the league average of 31 per ground over the two seasons. Just last month (April) United fan Alfie Holt, 20, was arrested and charged at Old Trafford after slapping player . He has since been banned from the ground.

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There was a mass brawl in the Old Trafford stands in January (2025) when United beat Rangers in the and in March last year (2023) there was more brawling in during the Europa League tie with Spanish club Real Betis.

The club’s fans have had little to cheer about since its heyday under Sir when it won 13 Premier League titles, five FA Cups and two titles during his 26-year reign.

Successive managers since his retirement in 2013 including , Louis van Gaal, , Erik ten Haag and current boss Ruben Amorim have failed to return success to the club on the pitch.

Even when they were riding high the club courted controversy when star player Eric Cantona pleaded guilty to assaulting a fan in 1995 with a Kung Fu kick and a volley of punches after being sent off.

has the second worst record for trouble with 60 arrests followed by Manchester City in third place on 59 arrests, fourth on 47 and United fifth on 46.

Home Office figures for arrests for the two seasons were analysed by the betting tips subscription service TipMan Tips. Spokesman Fraser Bricknell said: “These figures show that criminal behaviour is a prevalent issue across all the Premier League clubs.

“They highlight the need for a police presence at football matches. The fear is however that many more people are getting away with criminal acts such as drug posession, carrying flares and throwing missiles at stadiums.”

has the sixth worst record on 38 arrests followed by in seventh place on 36, Spurs eighth on 31, ninth on 29 and tenth on 28.

City came eleventh on 27 followed by Crystal Palace in twelfth place on 26 arrests, thirteenth on 23, fourteenth on 20 and fifteenth on 18.

came sixteenth on 16 arrests with seventeenth on 13, Ipswich eighteenth on 12, nineteenth on 10 and Brentford bottom of the table with just seven arrests - the lowest in the league.

Total number of arrests at Premier League grounds by club during the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons for alcohol, pyrotechnic, missile, Class A drug, violence and missile-related offences:

Manchester United - 75

West Ham United - 60

Manchester City - 59

Arsenal - 47

Newcastle United - 46

Chelsea - 38

Everton - 36

Tottenham Hotspur - 31

Nottingham Forest - 29

Liverpool - 28

Leicester City - 27

Crystal Palace - 26

Aston Villa - 23

Southampton - 20

Wolverhampton Wanderers - 18

Brighton - 16

Fulham - 13

Ipswich - 12

Bournemouth - 10

Brentford - 7

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