The club have released a statement.
Konopka was sentenced to four years in prison and placed on the sex offenders’ register for a decade after being found guilty of 19 counts of indecent assault and gross indecency against girls under 16-years-old in 2011.
The 79-year-old, manager of United’s women’s team from 1983 to 2001, was invited back to Old Trafford last year as a ‘special guest’.among a crowd of over 20,000 – which included children. United say they were not aware of Konopka’s crimes and cut all ties with him after several former players contacted the club to express their ‘disgust’ at his return.‘Manchester United has recently received information around these convictions,’ the club said in a statement following an investigation into Konopka from
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