A number of Manchester United fans are readying themselves for a fresh protest against the ownership of Glazer family at Saturday's home fixture against Norwich.

However, organisers have promised there will be no repeat of the ugly scenes that caused the postponement of a Premier League clash with Liverpool last May.

On that occasion, a pre-match protest aimed at United's American owners in light of plans to join the highly-controversial European Super League.

The planned peaceful demonstration, though, escalated considerably when an angry group of United supporters overwhelmed security and forced their way inside Old Trafford and on to the playing surface.

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - JANUARY 23: Manchester United fans, wearing green and gold scarves, protest against the Glazers, current owners of Manchester United before the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and Hull City at Old Trafford on January 23, 2010 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Fans later clashed with police officers who were attempting to remove them from the stadium. Amid the anarchy, it was soon clear that the Liverpool clash would have to be postponed on safety grounds.

Of course, no matter what issues fans might have with their owners, behaviour like this can never be condoned - and karma quickly caught up with one pitch invader when he took a spill that saw him go viral on social media.

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 13: Police confront protesters outside Old Trafford Stadium ahead of the Premier League match between Manchester United and Liverpool on May 13, 2021 in Manchester, England. Police and ground security staff are prepared for a possible demonstration by United supporters against ownership of Manchester United by the Glazer family. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

As chaos reigned around the 'Theatre of Dreams', the supporter concerned somehow found his way on top of the netting of the goal at the Stretford End.

Appearing to make himself comfortable atop of the net, the young fan even pulled out his phone to capture a few videos of his stunt.

Disaster wasn't far away, however, as he was sent flying when another fan walloped a ball into the bottom corner of the goal.

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Sky Sports were on hand to document the incident, too, with the broadcaster having their cameras firmly trained on the goal in question at the time.

With pictures being sent out to the nation by Sky Sports News, it wasn't long until the footage was doing the rounds on social media.

You can relive it for yourself below.

Watch: Man Utd fan sent flying from the top of Stretford End goal during Old Trafford fan invasion

We've all ended up on the deck in embarrassing fashion at some point, but not many of us have had the moment viewed by 2.2 million people around the world.

Here is the best of the social media reaction to the lad's crashing fall.

If there's ever a reason not to encroach on the playing surface at a sporting venue - other than the obvious legal implications - the presence of the cameras everywhere should be a strong deterrent.

It never ends well - and when things do unravel - somebody will be there with a lens to capture the aftermath.

We sincerely hope that Saturday's planned protests pass without major incident.

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