Manchester United Fan's Viral 'No Haircut Challenge' Rolls Into 2026 Season After Sunderland Draw

Manchester United no longer will have the opportunity to win five matches in a row this season after Saturday's draw against Sunderland. And that means the United Strand will not be getting a haircut until next season.

Frank Ilett, aka the United Strand, has not gotten a haircut since Oct. 2024. He's been waiting for United to rattle off a five-match winning streak before finally trimming down those curly locks.

It's not a great look for a club as vaunted as Manchester United that it has gone over two full seasons without a five-match winning streak. And it's arguably not a great look for Ilett either, quite literally, as his hair continues to grow.