THE Manchester United fan refusing to cut his hair until the team wins five games in a row had his hair grabbed by another supporter while visiting Old Trafford.
of not cutting his hair until the team wins five in a row on October 5 last year.
Frank Ilett, the Man Utd fan refusing to cut his hair until the team win five in a row, was in attendance at Old Trafford against Chelsea
He was all smiles until another fan came up to him and grabbed his hair
Frank, who runs The United Strand is seen trying to pull away
Fellow supporters intervened to separate them
The angry fan was seen hurling X-rated blasts towards Frank
Since then, his hair has grown to more than 18cm in length which has brought viral fame as he also attempts to raise money for charity.
However, during a visit to for Frank was seen interacting with fans while in the stadium concourse.
In a video shared to social media, he was all smiles until another fan suddenly grabbed his hair before violently shaking it.
Frank is seen trying to move away from the fan as he starts to grab and continue to shake the hair.
Fellow supporters are seen intervening to separate them as the fan is restrained.
The angry fan then launches an X-rated blast towards Frank.
He is heard saying: “F*** off, f*** off, I’ll do what I f***ing want.
“Listen, he’s not a United f***ing fan, so f*** off, f*** off.”
The fan is then seen trying to make another move on Ilett, but is held back by fans.
It is not clear whether something specific sparked the confrontation by the furious fan.
However, ever the optimist, Frank did not appear to be too shaken as he posted on his social media later on to celebrate the win.
Sharing a picture of his hands stretched out wide, Frank said: “What a place. Wet hair, but still a smile on my face! A big win today! What a crazy game it was in the end! 1 down, 4 to go. COME ON UNITED!”
Speaking , Frank said all his previous interactions with fans had been positive.
He said: “Every interaction I’ve had has been positive.
“I’m living in , where I don’t think as many people know me, but there are still a few who come up to take photos with me, and when I visit it’s a different world.
“I went to the United-Lyon game – seriously the best game I’ve been to live and I’m not sure it will ever be beaten – and I reckon while I was there I probably took over 200 photos with different people.”
Frank’s most recent United game prior to Chelsea was the thrilling 4-3 win over in the quarter-final.
He explained the reason he started was to “spread some joy”, and said the perfect ending would be to get it cut at Old Trafford.
However, defeat in the Manchester derby last week confirmed the challenge would carry on into a second year.
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before goals from Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro gave United a 2-0 half-time lead.
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