Get the latest United updates, transfer news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Victory for Manchester United against Liverpool would have rubber-stamped their qualification for the Champions League ahead of next season.
However, amid iconic protests against the club's Glazer family ownership, a new date for that Premier League clash has yet to be confirmed.
The scene of fans storming Old Trafford is the most eye-catching indication yet as to how the American owners are viewed by the club's fan-base.
A triumph for that resistance, perhaps, but with the prospect of sanctions from the Premier League and FA, there is a chance that United could subsequently be hit with a points deduction.
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