A man who ran onto the Old Trafford pitch after Man United star Cristiano Ronaldo bagged a late winner has been banned from football matches for three years.
Shahin Ahmed, 27, travelled to Greater Manchester from London to watch the Reds take on Villarreal in September. In the 95th minute, Ronaldo put United 2-1 up. READ MORE: Huge crowds turn up to greet giant refugee puppet Little Amal in Rochdale Ahmed, alongside two others, charged onto the pitch towards the footballer, before being rugby tackled by four security guards, Manchester Magistrates' Court heard.
He was arrested and searched and found with Xanax and diazepam, which were not prescribed to him. Pleading guilty to possession of drugs; and going onto a playing area at a
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