Hi guys, welcome to another episode of Ultimate Bucket List. And on today's show
I show you what it's like to go to a Manchester United versus Liverpool game
the biggest game of the season against the two most bitter rivals in English football.
English football is synonymous with great football teams and two standouts in particular, Manchester
United and Liverpool. They are the most successful clubs in all of England, and to nobody's surprise:
they absolutely hate each other no player has transferred directly between them since 1964
and when they do play each other. It's often very violent,
very contentious and there's always something you'll remember about this game. Traditionally
the cities and their inhabitants have always hated each other anyway,
and if you want to know the exact reasons why check out my other video on my other channel.
But suffice to say that both sets of fans are as bad as each other
this game is the biggest game of the season for both clubs. And when you go into Manchester or
Liverpool on a day where they're playing each other you'll notice some significant differences.
Firstly, every pub in both cities is packed not just with match goers but with people who
couldn't get tickets just wanting to watch it on the tv. There's no pub within a three mile
radius of the stadium that isn't packed with queues of people waiting to get in.
Then there's the stadium itself and when you walk around the stadium it seems relatively normal. But
then you'll notice these guys – police! And these just aren't ordinary police, these are riot cops.
I’ve never seen this many police officers in one place anywhere I think the whole fleet of
the Greater Manchester Police's mounted guards are here as well. There's a riot cop literally
every 10 yards and they're also spying on you from the gantries. The amount of police presence
is certainly overkill but given how much these two sets of fans hate each other and how much violence
generally erupts this is not a surprise. But don't get me wrong things are pretty
normal you could still partake in fan activities you can still go into the shop.
But make no mistake the police are absolutely everywhere so no misbehaving whilst you're here.
Now there's certain parts of the stadium you can't actually go into because they've barricaded it off
to the public. Especially the entrance for the players and officials especially around
the Liverpool team bus over here. And if you're an away fan you'll have your own police escort
whilst entering the stadium and they try and separate the fans through various barriers etc.
Once you've got your ticket you'll be security checked airport stylie,
before given access to the concourses The concourses here at United
are pretty basic and most of the people just stand around watch the TV’s anyway.
When you step out into the stadium you'll notice that the atmosphere is different too
there's a lot of anxiousness at the moment because Manchester United aren't playing
particularly very well and Liverpool are beating everybody by a score of five nil or more.
But for a game like this all four goes out of the window and anything can happen literally anything.
So whilst I’m here actually let me show you around the stadium.
Over on the west side here this is the Stretford End; this is where all the hardcore bloodthirsty
Manchester United fans sit and if you get a ticket up here you'll be standing most of the game.
Over there is the North Stand aka the Sir Alex Ferguson stand. This is the largest stand here
at Old Trafford, if you get to the lower half of the north stand it's actually pretty good.
Over there is the East Stand and right next to the back corner here is where all the away fans sit.
I’m currently sat here in the South Stand and believe it or not I actually have a season
ticket here, so this is pretty much my view for the rest of the season. And if you do want
to come and say ‘hi’ here's where I’m sitting, and to be honest the view is pretty damn good.
The teams come on the field about 30 minutes before kick-off
and this is to warm up, so if you want close-up photos of your favourite players,
this is pretty much the best time to get them. Literally stand right at the front there
and aim your camera and shoot. As the players come out onto the field and line up for the team photos
the stadium is now full and it's getting pretty loud in here and the atmosphere here at Old
Trafford is pretty good anyway but against their bitter rivals it's pretty much off the charts.
After a bright start by which we should have scored after just six minutes,
Liverpool come back and draw first blood. One-nil Liverpool and their fans are going nuts.
It only took them 14 minutes but surely it can't get any worse right?
What? Two nil already? We've barely played 20 minutes!
It's pretty obvious to all the fans in the stadium that something isn't quite right
and no matter how much huffing and puffing we do; Liverpool eventually gets number three.
Being three nil down against your bitterest rivals in under 40 minutes is a pretty bad showing. The
United fans aren't too happy and the United players are involved in a bit of argy-bargy.
I’d expect nothing less from this fixture. But surely it can't get any worse right?
Yep it's worse, it’s four-nil. And everyone in the stadium except if you're a Liverpool fan
is absolutely cheesed off. Case in point my friend here: “you're going home already? Oh dear
all right, well see you next week I guess?” Now she's been a United fan since she was eight
and she's been coming here since she was eight but even she couldn't stand the crap that was being
produced on the field. Anyway in the second half hopefully we'll regroup and hopefully something
will happen. Surely it can't get any worse right? And it does Liverpool five Manchester United nil,
and at this point the Liverpool fans are openly mocking us
Surely Ronaldo has to score here? Yes we finally got one back and oh wait hang on a minute is it
being disallowed? Yep, it's been disallowed but surely it can't get any worse right?
Oh wait, what's happening here oh that looks like a bad tackle. Please don't tell me for the
love of god oh no! Paul Pogba being sent off just 15 minutes after he's come on the field.
At this point Liverpool really really don't need to do any more so they literally let their foot
off the gas. Not that we could penetrate or score against them of course, this game ended up pretty
stale in the second half. Quite a lot of the United fans have actually gone home and me, well
I love my team, I stuck around to the end but as you can tell from this video I’m far from happy.
Usually games between these two clubs are hotly contested and they're pretty tight,
so to watch your favourite team die on the football field against their bitter rivals
it's really really not fun. I mean credit to Liverpool they played an absolute blinder on
that day and their striker Mo Salah – Jesus, he's probably the best player in the world right now.
So take nothing away from those guys but boy this is a painful pill to swallow.
For safety reasons they don't allow the away fans to leave the stadium until about half an
hour after all the home fans have gone. Looking at these Liverpool fans I don't think they'll mind
they'll happily sing and mock us whilst we literally run away with a tail between our legs.
And after a bitter loss like this everyone just wants to get the hell out of there.
Overall guys, score aside, this is the biggest football game
in the entire English football season and if you do get a chance to come
over here and watch a Liverpool versus Manchester United game,
I highly recommend it. Just not when one team is beating the crap out of the other team five nil!
Okay Ninh I’m sold, what do I need to do? Well, you need to come here to Manchester or Liverpool.
Tickets for these two teams are notoriously difficult to get a hold of, and it's even
harder against each other. Now there's only two guaranteed ways to get tickets: number one is to
be a season ticket holder like me, and number two is to buy a hospitality package. So this usually
involves like a three-course meal or a hotel stay, and this actually guarantees you a ticket.
Failing that you'll need to be a member of each team's fan club and you have to apply
for tickets. It's pot luck if they actually choose you to buy a ticket and you'll need
to apply six weeks before the game or as soon as they make tickets available for application.
You could chance it with the ticket touts lurking outside the stadium.
But you'll be paying through your nose and there's no guarantee that the thing
they've given you is real. Third party websites are pretty much the same. T
The cost? Well, tickets will cost you anywhere between £36 and £50 for each club. If you're
taking corporate hospitality you can expect to pay about £150 or more and the ticket touts
outside the stadium they usually charge three to four times the face value of the ticket if
it's actually real. So for example a 50 quid ticket they will probably ask you for £200.
Is there anything else I need to know? Yes security, at these football matches are tight
anyway but as you’ve seen from the footage, there's riot police everywhere and they're
recording your every move. So misbehaving is a big no-no, you definitely won't get away with it.
Starting the season, both clubs will send your tickets digitally and sometimes it can be a pain
in the ass to load on your phone. So if you're having trouble, get here early and visit the
ticket office and they'll sort you out with the paper version. There's also a new baggage policy
in the Premier League so no bags bigger than an A4 sheet of paper is allowed. The best thing to do is
not bring a bag at all, but if you absolutely have to there's bag storage facilities at a charge.
But overall guys if you want to experience English football in all of its glory; I highly recommend
that you try and get tickets to a Manchester United versus Liverpool game, either here at
old Trafford or at Anfield. But I gotta admit it's going to be pretty hard to get the tickets.
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thank you very much for watching and we'll see you in the next episode.
Ninh Ly – www.ninh.co.uk - @NinhLyUK