Sir Alex Ferguson and Sir Bobby Charlton among VIPs kept in stadium after security scare following Manchester United defeat

Sir Alex Ferguson and  Sir Bobby Charlton  were among a group of spectators in the VIP area prevented from leaving the Volkswagen Arena fol...

Sir Alex Ferguson and  Sir Bobby Charlton  were among a group of spectators in the VIP area prevented from leaving the Volkswagen Arena following Manchester United's 3-2 defeat to Wolfsburg after a suspect package was found in a car park outside the stadium.

They had to wait for approximately 15 minutes as police looked at the package. They were then allowed to leave after the police were satisfied it was not a bomb, a Wolfsburg official said.

Sir Alex Ferguson (second right) and Manchester United co-owner Avram Glazer (second left) were among those kept on the pitch after a security scare at the end of the game

Former United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and former chief executive David Gill were among those who had to wait to depart.

Security has been heightened at Champions League games following the Paris terror attacks last month when three suicide bombers blew themselves up close to the Stade de France while France played Germany.

Fans were brought down out of the stands after a suspect package was found in the stadium

The following week saw Germany's match against Holland called off after suspicions terrorists would target the stadium in Hanover, which is approximately an hour's drive from Wolfsburg.

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