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Green and yellow balloons were released from the Stretford End (Getty)

Manchester United supporters staged a fresh demonstration against the club's owners, the Glazer family and minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe , ahead of their Premier League fixture against Aston Villa at Old Trafford.

Demonstrators in the Stretford End released green and gold balloons and displayed a banner reading "We don't want a new stadium, we want the owners out", protesting against money being spent on land acquisitions rather than squad investment.

A proposed fan walkout scheduled for the 21st minute to mark 21 years since the Glazer family's leveraged buyout ultimately failed to materialise.

The protests came as Michael Carrick's side sat 19th in the Premier League table heading into Sunday’s game, with United then making a nightmare start by conceding two goals to Aston Villa inside the first four minutes.

United fought back to make it 2-2 before Villa re-established a…