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UPDATED: 17:43 EST, 12 April 2013 Manchester United and Greater Manchester Police have cast doubt on statements that the Red Devils have been accumulated to 16,000 on attendance figures at Old Trafford. Under FA guidelines, Premier League clubs should distribute the aofficial attendancea of home games, which includes every one who bought a ticket whether they visited the overall game or not. Match day: Manchester United continue to be the best-supported club in England On January 30, Man United released the state attendance for the home sport against Southampton as 75,600, but police knowledge said the figure was just 59,666. In December, the Premier League leaders reported crowds of over 75,000 for the activities against Sunderland, Newcastle and West Brom, whilst the police results were 64,294, 64,996 and 66,847 respectively. The variation was sustained for cup activities. It was stated Old Trafford was not even half-full for the Main City One Cup tie against Newcastle in September. The authorities recorded how many individuals who passed through the turnstiles at 33,409. United gave the crowd as 46,358. Within the next round, against West Ham, the police put down the crowd as 51,724, while United registered it as 71,081. When Man United played Cluj in the Champions League in December, having certified for the knockout phases, the audience was declared as 71,521. In reality, the authorities say it absolutely was 46,894. The Redsaway supporters' internet site stated they'd received the authorities information underneath the Freedom of Information Act. Lacking in action: A United supporters' internet site claims one in eight seats stay empty on match day Under FA rules, United, since the host club, must publish the aofficial attendancea, which includes everybody who bought a ticket whether they visited the game or not. But, for security purposes, Greater Manchester Police maintains its own report of the particular number of people who go through the turnstiles. When contacted by Sportsmail earlier on Friday a for Greater Manchester Police said the figures had not been introduced by them, since the fansa site promises. United also expressed surprise at the large disparity between your two sets of numbers, also considering the proven fact that, certainly, a number of their 55,000 season-ticket holders aren't ready to attend every game or give the solution to someone they know. The team also described that there are 9,000 government seats at Old Trafford and there are aa number of places that for various logistical factors are not scanneda, but that the number of unscanned newcomers would not account for such a significant difference. Figures game: The 'police information' revealed by the United fans' site