I still don’t understand why some fans got angry with what Perak & Johor’s mufti opinion. Manutd fan all over the country know about the red devil image in Manutd crest since forever. Nothing new about it!! Not like what Perak’s mufti said…

Harussani said many football fans were unaware of the image on the emblem!

Just take it as an advice from them in a different perspective. They just worry that we become devil worshiper. There are religious leaders..so.. what do you expect they would said?? They talked as religious leader and we talked as football fan. We looked at “Red Devil” as a football team… but they looked at “Red Devil” as the enemy of God. Same word but …different understanding.

Harussani Zakaria, a cleric from northern Perak state, said football kits with devils, crosses or skulls promoted the “wrong value” for Muslims but that doesn’t mean he wanted them banned.

Yesterday, BBC News contacts me from London and request for an interview regarding this issue for their special programme. I told them…. It won’t affect much. Manutd fan in Malaysia will still wear the jersey. It’s not a big issue here. Not many people will take it seriously. They know that it is just a football club and nothing related to devil worship at all.

However, deep inside my heart… I hope Manutd will consider changing the emblem in Manutd jersey because this issue gives a great opportunity to our rival to “bang” us as United fan but…. I still hope the “Red Devil” nickname remain!

Manchester United Fan Club Malaysia, which has about 7,000 members, declined to comment, but the fan club’s chief, Lawrence How, noted there was no official ban on the jerseys.

Luckily.. the clerics agreed there was no “fatwa”, or religious edict will be release regarding this issue!!