A bottle was thrown at the Manchester United team bus as it made its way to Anfield ahead of their Premier League clash against Liverpool.<br /><br />Erik ten Hag's side made the short journey to neighboring Liverpool via road and took damage to their team coach as it weaved through streets on approach to the stadium.<br /><br />United's two coaches carried players and staff to the home of Jurgen Klopp's title challengers. The vehicle at the front of the pair was struck by the missile thrown amidst a crowd of Liverpool fans.<br /><br />The vehicle reportedly took damage to a window on the upper deck of the bus that was partly smashed by the bottle.<br /><br />United eventually arrived at the stadium with players and staff making their way into the ground and going through their usual pre-match preparations ahead of kick-off at 4.30 pm. <br /><br />A video posted to a Liverpool fan's X account with an avatar showing a picture of Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold shared the moment the United team bus was struck.<br /><br />The video captioned 'into them Liverpool' shows a glass cider bottle being held before it was then thrown at the United coach and struck one of its glass paneled windows.<br /><br />The bus continued to carry on making its way towards the stadium with security and stewards separating them from Liverpool supporters while players disembarked.<br /><br />A statement from Liverpool condemned the violent scenes that led to the United team coach being damaged, stating: 'Liverpool Football Club utterly condemns the actions that led to the damage being caused to the Manchester United team bus during its arrival at Anfield this afternoon. <br /><br />'We are aware of footage of the incident circulating online and are working with Merseyside Police, to fully investigate and identify those responsible. <br /><br />'Any individuals found guilty of this reprehensible behavior will also face the full force of the Club's sanction process.'<br /><br />United's pre-match confidence is unlikely to have been given a boost by the hostile scenes with which they were greeted at Anfield.<br /><br />Liverpool will return to the top of the Premier League table if they beat Man United and are one of the English top-flight's most in-form teams.
