By MIKE KEEGAN, CHIEF SPORTS REPORTER

Published: 19:10, 6 November 2025 | Updated: 19:10, 6 November 2025

Manchester United have banned a supporter from attending matches for three years for making a homophobic comment about Chelsea on social media.

The Premier League club issued a three-year suspension to the fan, telling him that he had breached ground regulations.

It is understood that the supporter referred to fans of the west London club as 'rent boys', a slur that has been used for decades and which has been deemed a hate crime by the Crown Prosecution Service.

He also joked that officials had tried to throw him out at a recent game after he referred to United full back Diogo Dalot as 'a gay ****'.

In a screenshot the fan posted of a letter sent to him by the club, United say 'it has recently come to our attention that you may have breached our official terms and conditions. Specifically, we understand that you have used homophobic written communication or online (sic) towards Chelsea and their supporters'.

It adds: 'This offence...