{A Manchester United fan from Sierra Leone whose dream trip to Old Trafford was ruined by Sunday’s dummy bomb drama will attend the FA Cup final thanks to a campaign by supporters.}<\/p>\n
Moses was left in tears after making the 3,000 mile (4,800 km) journey, only for the game to be cancelled.<\/p>\n
He had been invited by friends at the Manchester United Supporters Trust to watch the Premier League match.<\/p>\n
Now the group has offered to fund an extended trip for Moses.<\/p>\n
Members offered to pay for a later return flight home, so he can watch the Red Devils’ rearranged clash with Bournemouth on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
And they are arranging a ticket for Moses to watch the team’s FA Cup final against Crystal Palace at Wembley next week.<\/p>\n
The fan, who works in security, said “he cried a lot” when the match was cancelled.
\n“I was so disappointed and I cried right away and people come around me and hug me,” he said.<\/p>\n
“I come far away from Sierra Leone. I come to watch this match and it doesn’t happen.”<\/p>\n
“This is my first time in real life to watch Manchester live and it doesn’t happen.”<\/p>\n
An “urgent” inquiry has been demanded after a dummy bomb used in a security exercise resulted in the 15:00 BST kick-off match being postponed.<\/p>\n
Fans were evacuated and a controlled explosion was carried out on the device, which police said was accidentally left at the 75,000 capacity stadium.<\/p>\n
Ian Stirling, vice chairman of MUST, said: “When we heard the game was abandoned we had to tell Moses and the poor lad was distraught – being so close to the ground and not being able to go in, not knowing when he might get this chance again.<\/p>\n
“He’s still distraught at not getting in to Old Trafford. That was his dream.But we’re trying to do the right thing for a friend.”<\/p>\n
Manchester United said it was refunding all tickets for Sunday’s game and allowing ticket holders from both clubs to watch Tuesday’s re-arranged game for free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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