Manchester United, the Premier League soccer rival, lodged a formal complaint against the British newspaper "The Sun", saying it had known in advance of the attack on the home of the club's CEO, Ed Woodward, and had not reported to the relevant authorities.

A video posted on the websites showed a group of people who gathered outside the Woodward house on January 28, and they were threatening the official and throwing red flags across the gate when Woodward, 48, was not present, or any of his family members at the house.

The club filed a formal complaint against the coverage of "The Sun" newspaper to the independent press performance monitoring organization.

"The club believes that the Sun knew in advance of the attack before it occurred, in the presence of one of its journalists at the place at the time of the attack, and the quality of the photos accompanying the story reveal the presence of a photographer for the newspaper as well," Man United said in a statement.

The statement added that the journalist did not fulfill his duty of reporting the attack, preventing a crime and avoiding any losses. "But his presence encouraged the attackers and formed a reward for them. We believe that this clearly violates the editorial code of conduct for the independent level of performance monitoring organization and the journalistic code of honor as well."

"The Sun categorically condemns the attack on Woodward's home, and will be happy to cooperate fully with any police investigations ... but The Sun, like any other newspaper, reserves the right not to report (any information)," a newspaper spokesman said.

"After receiving news of organizing a protest, a reporter attended the newspaper. Quite accurately, The Sun reported the events that took place there. Our reporter never knew what was going to happen nor did he incite or encourage any criminal acts. The story clearly demonstrated that the activity was Criminally and unacceptably. "

"The newspaper strictly adheres to the organization's Editors Honor Code and will respond to the complaint," the spokesman concluded.