‘The beautiful game is gone’: Manchester reacts to fan protests

Outside the Lowry Hotel, people are unsure if demonstrations will work but united about their necessity

There's a new bit of graffiti on the Trinity Bridge dividing Manchester and Salford: Fuck United" reads the scrawl on one of the suspension pillars.

It faces the Lowry Hotel, where the Manchester United team were surrounded by angry fans on Sunday, before others broke into Old Trafford, causing the game against Liverpool to be postponed.