---
title: "United fans warned to behave in Russia or face harsh prison"
canonical: "https://readmanutd.com/2017/09/25/united-fans-warned-to-behave-in-russia-or-face-harsh-prison/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
section: "Man Utd News"
published: "2017-09-25T16:08:50Z"
modified: "2017-09-25T16:08:50Z"
---

# United fans warned to behave in Russia or face harsh prison

Manchester United fans have been warned that trouble-making in Russia will land them in harsh prisons with unpleasant living conditions, ahead of their Champions League Group A match against CSKA Moscow.

Coming via the [Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/09/25/man-utd-liverpool-fans-warned-behave-russia-orface-prison-conditions/), Vladimir Markin who is the head of the Russian Football Union’s security committee, has made a statement forewarning travelling United fans to maintain a low profile in the Russian capital.

![Dan Mullan/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readmanutd.com/readmanutd/2017/09/539434976.jpg)

Liverpool will be in Moscow to play Spartak on Tuesday night so their fans could well be in the city when United face CSKA on Wednesday — but UEFA haven’t seen this as a potential issue.

Markin said:

> I don’t want to scare anyone but I warn those who plan to come here not to support their side and see the country but to commit hooliganism: the law is the same for all, not just for Russians

> Those who break it will face a suitable punishment, possibly in the form of a long stay in Russia, in conditions our guests won’t like.

![Carl Court/Getty Images News](https://media.readmanutd.com/readmanutd/2017/09/539409442.jpg)

With hooliganism well-profiled at Euro 2016 last summer and Russian fans playing a massive part in it, both United and Liverpool have addressed their fans and advised that they do not wear club colours in what could be a potentially dangerous city to have loud or colourful opinions on football in midweek.