This name has been used by fans of several rival teams to insult Manchester United, mainly involving the painful experience of 1958 Munich air crash. Manchester United fans participated in the numerous fan riots +0970- 1980 in Britain in 1960s, partly because some people provoked songs or slogans related to "Man U".
It is worth noting that some broadcasters have used abbreviations such as ManU because of the limitation of letter space, which has been strongly criticized in Manchester United official website and the forum.
Manchester United Football Club (English: Manchester United Football Club, abbreviated as Man Utd or MUFC, Chinese abbreviated as Manchester United), formerly known as "Newton Heath L&: Yrailway F.C", 1902 was renamed Manchester United.