Leading football agent Mino Raiola has strongly condemned the 'morons' who attacked Ed Woodward's house.
The £2million Cheshire mansion owned by Manchester United's executive vice-chairman was targeted on Wednesday night by a group of furious fans, who launched fireworks and a smoke bomb.
Protests against Woodward and his running of United have grown more vociferous in recent weeks but the attack by the 20-strong mob of balaclava-clad supporters has escalated things to a new level.
Raiola, who is the agent of United midfielder Paul Pogba, voiced his opinion on the attack and said 'football is not that important in life.'
He told The Athletic: 'If anyone has used me as a reason to create any anger towards Ed, they are totally in the wrong because my relationship with Ed is good, it is professional, and we don't always need to agree but that's normal. 'What happened last night is not normal. It is violence and I condemn any type of violence. These guys are morons and this is criminal behaviour.
'These people need to be locked up and re-educated. This cannot be part of sport.
'This is sport — S P O R T. This is not a question of life and death, it is EN-TER-TAIN-MENT.
'Do you think people attack the house of Brad Pitt if he makes a bad movie? Or does Quentin Tarantino get death threats because his film was not good?
'There is no reason or excuse, none whatsoever for this and Ed Woodward has my full support and solidarity.'
Cheshire police say they are working to identify those responsible for throwing the flares.
A statement from the force read: “At around 10.45pm on 28 Jan, Cheshire police notified of an incident of criminal damage that had taken place earlier this evening with a large group targeting a property in the Nether Peover area.
"Thankfully no-one was harmed, and officers will liaise with security officials over the coming days to establish the full circumstances surrounding this incident and identify those involved."