Manchester United's pre-season friendly against Leeds United at Croke Park ended in farce after a pitch invasion by fans. The match was stopped early due to the incident, with referee Neil Doyle ending the game a few seconds short of the 90-minute mark. Manchester United's Noussair Mazraoui defended the Irish fans, saying that the incident shows the big love they have for the club. 'You don’t want it but it shows the big love they have for this club,' Mazraoui said. 'We’re enjoying it and the atmosphere today was amazing from the fans... Where we are, our base camp it’s full 24/7, 11 o’clock, 12 o’clock, they’re still standing in front of the hotel so that shows.' Manchester United will play in one final friendly before the start of the season, taking on AC Milan in Poland on Wednesday. After that, they will open their Premier League campaign with a trip to Hull City in the early kick-off on August 22nd. As for Leeds, they will open their league campaign with an away fixture against Nottingham Forest. Both sides will be hoping to build on promising recent campaigns by pushing on further over the coming months. Manchester United are currently 14 points behind leaders Arsenal in the title race, with a goal difference of +19. They have scored 69 goals this season and conceded 50, with a recent form of 4W-1D-0L (WWWWD, most recent first). Their next fixture is against Hull City on August 22nd.