Hundreds of Manchester United fans protested against the club’s ownership at Old Trafford in the hours leading up to their home match against Liverpool.
The fixture was postponed due to protests on 2 May and similar scenes were expected before Thursday’s game.
The United team arrived at around 14:00 BST in order to ensure stadium access.
Liverpool arrived around 19:00 BST on unmarked buses after the club’s official bus was blocked by protesters on a street close to the stadium.
The official bus was on its way to pick up Liverpool’s squad when it was stopped but the club moved to use its other two coaches to get the players to the ground.
Greater Manchester Police said two arrests had been made.
Manchester United’s players used beds brought into the stadium in order to rest before the fixture.
Reacting to protests before the rescheduled fixture, the club’s former player and Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville said:…