It is just a short walk from The Tollgate pub to Old Trafford, a walk taken by thousands of Manchester United fans each and every season, but many of those supporters will soon hope that walks like the one taken on Monday night aren't needed any more.
Thousands of fans gathered around the pub to begin their protest from around 5.30pm, many bringing flags and banners and songs calling for the removal of the hated Glazer family ownership. But while there had been some fears that things could get out of hand as they did in the somewhat more impromptu protest in May 2021 - when no fans were allowed into the ground due to Covid restrictions, but many broke in anyway - there was a more organised, determined feel to this collective effort from a fed up fanbase.
A social media movement before the Liverpool fixture had called for supporters to boycott the game, instead staying outside Old Trafford, but the intrigue over a match against the club's fiercest rivals was always likely to win over in the end.
