All hell breaks loose in Manchester… AGAIN!

The match between Manchester United and Liverpool has already been postponed once due to fans’ protests in Manchester, and the re-arranged game wouldn’t go smoothly either. A Liverpool team bus was blocked from reaching Old Trafford and reportedly had its tyres let down as United fans continued to protest against the Glazer ownership.

Manchester United fans have had it with the Glazers (©AFP)

The meeting between the two sides was initially scheduled for 2 May. Still, it was called off after protestors stormed the pitch at Old Trafford in the wake of the Super League scandal, and authorities have gone to huge lengths to prevent a repeat incident.

Those measures included the use of a decoy bus, with another positioned outside the Liverpool squad hotel. It remains unclear if any players were on the blocked bus. Police eventually managed to disperse the protestors involved, and the bus has now continued to make its way to the stadium. Still, the number of protestors standing outside Old Trafford continued to increase, putting the match in doubt again.

Manchester United’s players had arrived at Old Trafford six hours ahead of kick-off to ensure they did not encounter any problems on their way to the stadium.

United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had urged supporters to stay at home and not attempt to disrupt the match.

“Security measures are being looked at, of course, and I hope that we can keep the protests - if there are protests - down to loud voices, nothing violent. We want to listen. The players want to play the game. We play Liverpool. Of course, we want to beat Liverpool... So, we’re going to do everything we can for our fans to celebrate what we’re doing on the pitch.”

Will we ever get to see these two teams play each other?