Soccer-Ten more people arrested over Old Trafford violence before Liverpool game


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Manchester United fans protest against their owners before the Manchester United v Liverpool Premier League match - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - May 2, 2021 Manchester United fans with flares in protest against their owners outside the stadium before the match Action Images via REUTERS/Carl Recine

(Reuters) - Ten more people have been arrested in connection with the violence at Old Trafford that led to the postponement of the Premier League match between Manchester United and Liverpool in May, Greater Manchester Police said on Wednesday.

The game on May 2 was called off after United supporters protesting against the club's owners, the Glazer family, threw flares and other objects outside the stadium and a nearby hotel.

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