Two United fans charged onto the pitch at Old Trafford when Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winning goal after becoming ‘overcome with emotion’.
Hamed Hamidi, 25, and Jalil Palani, 28, had both travelled from Middlesbrough to watch the Reds take on Villareal in September last year.
In the 95th minute, Ronaldo put United up 2-1. Hamidi and Palani charged onto the pitch towards the footballer to ‘celebrate with him and the rest of the team’, Manchester Magistrates Court heard.
Both pleaded guilty to going onto a playing area at a football match, and were both handed conditional discharges. READ MORE: Estranged husband knocked wife's glasses off during 'fight over dog food' in front of nine-year-old daughter “This was during the football match between Manchester United and Villareal at the Old Trafford football ground.
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