By . Mark Duell for MailOnline . After an awful start under the direction of new manager Louis van Gaal last weekend, Manchester United could use all the help they can get. And perhaps these Buddhist monks were hoping they could provide some assistance from within, as they were seen visiting the club’s Old Trafford ground. The supporters spent an hour in the megastore, before heading to the museum and leaving with a carrier bag containing club merchandise. Taking a photo: These two Buddhist monks were pictured at Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium . Having an ice cream: The supporters spent an hour in the megastore, before heading to the museum . Buddhist monks: After an opening-day defeat, Manchester United could use all the help they can get . One of the monks was clearly a fan of more than one sport - as he was wearing a knitted hat with the New York Yankees baseball team emblem. Former United player David Beckham . became something of a hero among Buddhist monks when he sported a . similar shaven hairstyle to them. Beckham . was described ‘British football's secret weapon in popularising the . game in the Far East’ in a BBC News article by journalist Chris Horrie in . 2001. It is certainly not the first time . Buddhist monks have been seen at Old Trafford, the 75,731-capacity home . of the Premier League club. Day out: Perhaps the Buddhist monks were hoping they could provide the club some assistance from within . Supporters: One of the monks was clearly a fan of more than one sport - as he was wearing a knitted hat with the New York Yankees baseball team emblem . Loss: United began their 2014/15 league season on Saturday with a 2-1 home defeat to Swansea City . 'Theatre of Dreams': Old Trafford is the 75,731-capacity home of Premier League club Manchester United . In a 2009 article Daily Telegraph . reporter Henry Winter observed three of them posing for a photo in front . of Sir Matt Busby’s statue at the ground. And . Unicef used funding from the club in 2005 to support the Buddhist Monk . Leadership, a project providing help to HIV/AIDS sufferers in Asia. The monks may have also been visiting the city’s Manchester Buddhist Centre, which has taught Buddhism and meditation to thousands of people since 1977. United began their 2014/15 league season on Saturday with a 2-1 home defeat to Swansea City, with Wayne Rooney scoring their only goal.
Supporters spent an hour in the megastore, before heading to the museum .
Their visit follows United losing their opening league game 2-1 to Swansea .
Former player David Beckham became hero among Buddhist monks in 2001 .
By . Mark Duell for MailOnline . After an awful start under the direction of new manager Louis van Gaal last weekend, Manchester United could use all the help they can get. And perhaps these Buddhist monks were hoping they could provide some assistance from within, as they were seen visiting the club’s Old Trafford ground. The supporters spent an hour in the megastore, before heading to the museum and leaving with a carrier bag containing club merchandise. Taking a photo: These two Buddhist monks were pictured at Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium . Having an ice cream: The supporters spent an hour in the megastore, before heading to the museum . Buddhist monks: After an opening-day defeat, Manchester United could use all the help they can get . One of the monks was clearly a fan of more than one sport - as he was wearing a knitted hat with the New York Yankees baseball team emblem. Former United player David Beckham . became something of a hero among Buddhist monks when he sported a . similar shaven hairstyle to them. Beckham . was described ‘British football's secret weapon in popularising the . game in the Far East’ in a BBC News article by journalist Chris Horrie in . 2001. It is certainly not the first time . Buddhist monks have been seen at Old Trafford, the 75,731-capacity home . of the Premier League club. Day out: Perhaps the Buddhist monks were hoping they could provide the club some assistance from within . Supporters: One of the monks was clearly a fan of more than one sport - as he was wearing a knitted hat with the New York Yankees baseball team emblem . Loss: United began their 2014/15 league season on Saturday with a 2-1 home defeat to Swansea City . 'Theatre of Dreams': Old Trafford is the 75,731-capacity home of Premier League club Manchester United . In a 2009 article Daily Telegraph . reporter Henry Winter observed three of them posing for a photo in front . of Sir Matt Busby’s statue at the ground. And . Unicef used funding from the club in 2005 to support the Buddhist Monk . Leadership, a project providing help to HIV/AIDS sufferers in Asia. The monks may have also been visiting the city’s Manchester Buddhist Centre, which has taught Buddhism and meditation to thousands of people since 1977. United began their 2014/15 league season on Saturday with a 2-1 home defeat to Swansea City, with Wayne Rooney scoring their only goal.
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