THREE men from Tameside are among a host charged with violent disorder the night before a football match.
An incident is believed to have taken place on Deansgate in Manchester city centre on Tuesday, September 24, 2024.
Manchester United played FC Twente in the Europa League the following day.
Now Greater Manchester Police has charged 16 men with the same offence after an investigation.
Among them are Stefan Bezzina, aged 36 and of Talbot Road in Hyde and 24-year-old Callum Santos, of Thornton Avenue in Audenshaw.
Steven Wark, 56 and of Mossley Road in Ashton-under-Lyne, has also been charged.
All 16 are currently on bail and will appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court on Monday, January 4.