MANCHESTER UNITED players were greeted with a ‘hostile’ reception from Liverpool fans as they made their way to Anfield on Sunday afternoon.
Ahead of the clash with their bitter rivals, Reds supporters lined the route the United team coach would take to get to the ground.
Liverpool fans surrounded the Man Utd team bus and let off smoke grenades and pyros
Fans lined the route for around two hours before kick-off
Supporters wanted to give bitter rivals Man utd a ‘hostile reception’
The welcome was arranged by Liverpool fan groups on social media
Fans started gathering two hours before kick-off and as the bus, which was earlier pictured get checked over by sniffer dogs, approached they let off smoke grenades and pyros.
A Kop supporters social media site with 77,000 followers has been promoting what they call a “coach greeting” for the bus as it approaches Anfield.
The Instagram account – which calls itself ‘officialliverpoolfans’ – urged supporters to bring “pints pyros and flags”.
The post earlier this week read: “We are going for our first title in 30 years.
“Man Utd will want to stop us more than anyone else so we need to set the tone for the day and let them know we mean business.
We all know how much these bus welcomes help. Bring pints, pyros and flags and lets show our arch rivals what this means!”
Reds fans wanted the Man Utd players to know ‘we mean business’
Fans also let off smoke grenades and pyros as the Liverpool coach drove by
The images are an unfortunate reminder of the “welcome” Liverpool fans gave the Man City team bus in April 2018.
The Reds were fined 17,500 then, after objects were hurled at the bus and smashed windows of the coach.
There is no suggestion that any objects were thrown or any damage was done on this occasion.
