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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Stephen Killen & Richard Garnett

'Looking for an excuse' - Graeme Souness makes 'weak' Man United protest point ahead of Liverpool clash

Graeme Souness believes that Manchester United supporters' planned protest against the club's owners is all the motivation Liverpool need to do a number on their arch rivals on Monday evening.

Fed up fans of the Red Devils have seen their club make a hideous start to the new Premier League campaign with back-to-back defeats including an embarrassing trashing at the hands of Brentford in their last outing, leaving them pointless after two matches.

Core fans of the North West giants have long called for the removal of United's American owners, The Glazers, and are expected to protest outside Old Trafford this evening ahead of the high profile showdown with Jurgen Klopp's side tonight. Some sections of the support, including rising, underground fan group the 1958, are planning to walkout of the ground in the 73rd minute. Not all supporter groups back this approach however, resulting in a divide between the fan base.

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