THOUSANDS of Manchester United fans angry at the direction of the club under its US owners took part in a protest ahead of the Premier League game against Liverpool on Monday.

The supporters chanted against the Glazer family — “We want Glazers out” — and held banners calling for the Americans to sell United as they walked from a nearby pub to the club’s storied Old Trafford stadium during the hour before kick-off of one of the biggest matches in the Premier League, which United won 2-1 for its first points of the season.

Many supporters around the ground were wearing green and gold scarves — the colours of the club’s 1878 formation — and some also set off flares. There appeared to be a robust police presence on Sir Matt Busby Way at the entrance to the stadium forecourt.