Pictured: United fans 'falsely taking disabled tickets' & boasting 'miracles'

These three Manchester United supporters are suspected of falsely gaining entry into the disabled section so they can watch matches.

Mick Groom, Neil Collins and Kevin Wood are accused of taking ‘gold dust’ tickets they were not entitled to use, in a move that has infuriated the club’s disabled fans.

Earlier this week, Mail Sport revealed that shocked bosses at United had received multiple complaints from members of the disabled supporters’ association who claimed that able-boded fans were posing as disabled to grab precious spots. The club has been forced into action to prevent a repeat and vowed to step up ID checks at games both at Old Trafford and at away matches.

Mail Sport has now obtained material from three away matches this year, at Newport County, Luton Town and Brentford.

At all three, Groom – from Essex – is acting as the carer. He is joined in a wheelchair at Luton and Brentford by Collins. Neither Groom nor Collins, who is also from Essex, are registered as disabled with United.

Both have season tickets for home matches in the standard section of Old Trafford. Groom had previously posted on social media bemoaning the fact he was unsuccessful in the ballot for regular seats at each of the games involved.

Tickets for United away games – especially at smaller venues - are considered the holy grail among many thanks to the significant levels of the club’s support. Those in disabled sections are viewed as even more precious given how few in number they are.

To be eligible for an away ticket in the disabled section, an applicant needs to be registered disabled and to have held an Old Trafford season ticket for two years, attending all cup games. None of the three involved meet that criteria.

United are now trying to