Manchester United Fans in Uganda Gather for Prayers as New Season Starts

• Manchester United fans gathered for what looked like a prayer session ahead of their season opener against Fulham
• The clash at Old Trafford will get the 2024/2025 Premier League season going after a three-month break
• Despite injuries to a few first-team players, Erik ten Hag will be feeling confident after the signings the club has made

A section of Manchester United fans in Uganda gathered for prayers ahead of the new Premier League season.

The 2024/2205 campaign will officially get underway on Friday night when the Red Devils host Fulham at Old Trafford.

Erik ten Hag will walk into the new season having received the stamp of approval from the new minority owner, Sir Jim Ratcliffe. The club have been busy in the transfer market, bringing in at least four first-team players.

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The Dutch tactician will, however, be presented with similar challenges as last season, with a number of his players ruled out with injury. Rasmus Hojlund, Luke Shaw and Lenny Yoro are expected to miss the first few weeks of the campaign.

Manchester United fans in Uganda pray ahead of new season

In a video shared online by BigEyeUG, Manchester United fans gathered in Iganga, East Uganda, for what appeared to be a prayer session.

Clad in the club's jerseys, the fans listened to tunes belted by a band. One member of the band pointed to the sky as he hit the drum. The video has since gone viral, eliciting mixed reactions.

@Mulumba_Hamada said,

"Ugandans, you will never see them supporting Busoga FC but busy wasting time on Manchester United."

@Solmon_Starboss wanted the fans to focus their energies on different things after recent protests in Uganda.

"These people can’t march to parliament but can gather for useless things; this country is a big joke."

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While @bradley256 said,

"Oh God, the rest of the world has seen the video. This is going to be a long season for us United Ugandan fans."

The Red Devils will be hoping to better their eighth-place finish of last season. They still qualified for Europe after beating Manchester City in the FA Cup final.

Reason Ten Hag signs players with Dutch experience

Briefly News has also reported that Ten Hag denied claims he only likes Dutch players.

The former Ajax manager has continued with the trend of signing players he has previously coached in the Eredivisie.

Ten Hag defended the policy insisting that he has no say on who the club brings in.

Source: TUKO.co.ke